In the future, an oppressive government maintains control of public opinion by outlawing literature and maintaining a group of enforcers known as "firemen" to perform the necessary book burnings. T...
In the future, an oppressive government maintains control of public opinion by outlawing literature and maintaining a group of enforcers known as "firemen" to perform the necessary book burnings. This is the premise of Ray Bradbury's acclaimed science-fiction novel Fahrenheit 451, which became the source material for French director François Truffaut's English-language debut. While some liberties are taken with the description of the world, the narrative remains the same, as fireman Montag (Oskar Werner) begins to question the morality of his vocation. Curious about the world of books, he soon falls in love with a beautiful young member of a pro-literature underground -- and with literature itself. Critics were divided on the effectiveness of the result; some praised the unique design and eerie color cinematography by Nicolas Roeg, while others found the film's stylized approach overly distancing and attacked the central performances as unnatural. In any case, however, the film inarguably succeeds in making Truffaut's reverence for the written word abundantly clear, especially during the film's justifiably famous finale.
Oskar Werner - Montag Julie Christie - Linda / Clarisse Cyril Cusack - Captain Anton Diffring - Fabian Jeremy Spencer - Man with the Apple Bee Duffell - Book Woman Gillian Lewis - TV Announcer Caroline Hunt - Helen Anna Palk - Jackie Roma Milne - Neighbor Gillian Aldam - Judoka Woman Michael Balfour - Machiavelli's The Prince Ann Bell - Doris Yvonne Blake - Jewish Question Arthur Cox - First Male Nurse Fred Cox - Pride Frank Cox - Prejudice Noel Davis - TV Announcer Judith Drynan - Plato's Republic Kevin Elder - Second Small Boy Joan Francis - Bar Telephonist Denis Gilmore - Martian Chronicles David Glover - Pickwick Papers Hermiston Edward Kaye - Judoka Man Mark Lester - First Small Boy Eric Mason - Second Male Nurse Michael Mundell - Stoneman Donald Pickering - TV announcer John Rae - Weir of Hermiston Alex Scott - Henry Brulard Tom Watson - Sgt. Instructor Chris William - Black Earl Younger - Nephew of "The Weir of Hermiston"
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It's as if they don't dare tell you anything about the actual plot or what the title means, since it's so much easier for them to show off Julie Christie. One of the lamest trailers I've ever seen.
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Now that's what I call SPECIAL EFFECTS!