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Fahrenheit 451
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Fahrenheit 451 is a 1966 science fiction and drama film directed by François Truffaut. The cast includes Oskar Werner, Julie Christie, Cyril Cusack, and Mark Lester. Truffaut and Jean-Louis Richard served as screenwriters, while Nicolas Roeg was the director of photography. The film was produced by Universal Pictures, Anglo Enterprises, and Vineyard Film, with filming taking place at Pinewood Studios. Bernard Herrmann composed the music, and Tony Walton designed the costumes.
The movie is based on a work by Ray Bradbury and was originally produced in English. It has a runtime of 109, 112, or 113 minutes depending on the source. The narrative is set in Cleveland. Universal Pictures and Netflix have distributed the film, which is also available via video on demand.
Production details include a budget of 1,500,000 and revenue of 2,000,000. The film received a rating of 7.2 from 47,598 votes on one platform and 7.116 from 1,070 votes on another. Its tagline is "What if you had no right to read?"
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7.1In the future, the government maintains control of public opinion by outlawing literature and maintaining a group of enforcers, known as “firemen,” to perform the necessary book burnings. Fireman Montag begins to question the morality of his vocation…
Cast
- Julie Christie as Clarisse / Linda Montag
- Oskar Werner as Guy Montag
- Cyril Cusack as Captain Beatty
- Anton Diffring as Fabian / Headmistress
- Jeremy Spenser as Man with the Apple
- Bee Duffell as Book Woman
Themes
- husband wife relationship
- based on novel or book
- dystopia
- totalitarian regime
- book burning
- co-workers relationship
- firefighter
- political repression
- bookworm
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Key facts
- Directed by
- François Truffaut
- Screenplay by
- François Truffaut Jean-Louis Richard
- Based on
- Fahrenheit 451 , by Ray Bradbury
- Produced by
- Lewis M. Allen
- Starring
- Julie Christie Oskar Werner Cyril Cusack Anton Diffring Jeremy Spenser Alex Scott
- Cinematography
- Nicolas Roeg
- Edited by
- Thom Noble
- Music by
- Bernard Herrmann
- Production companies
- Anglo Enterprises Vineyard Film Ltd.
- Distributed by
- Rank Film Distributors
- Release dates
- 15 September 1966 ( 1966-09-15 ) (France) 16 September 1966 ( 1966-09-16 ) (United Kingdom)
- Running time
- 112 minutes
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $1.5 million
- Box office
- $1 million (US and Canada rentals ) 779,811 admissions (France)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- Fahrenheit 451
- Director
- François Truffaut
- Screenwriter
- François Truffaut
- Cast member
- Michael Balfour
- Composer
- Bernard Herrmann
- Production company
- Universal Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Nicolas Roeg
- Narrative location
- Cleveland
- Filming location
- Pinewood Studios
- Duration
- 109
- FilmAffinity ID
- 714395
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1966-09-16
- film editor
- Thom Noble
- title
- Fahrenheit 451
- after a work by
- Ray Bradbury
- distributed by
- Netflix
- costume designer
- Tony Walton
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 81%
- capital cost
- 1500000
- Commons category
- Fahrenheit 451 (film)
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Encyclopedic overview
Fahrenheit 451 is a 1966 British dystopian drama film directed by François Truffaut and starring Julie Christie, Oskar Werner, and Cyril Cusack. Based on the 1953 novel of the same name by Ray Bradbury, the film takes place in a controlled society in an oppressive future, in which the government sends out firemen to destroy all literature to prevent revolution and thinking.
The film received mixed reviews upon its release, but has since garnered critical reevaluation over the years. This was Truffaut's first colour film and his only non French-language film. At the 27th Venice International Film Festival, Fahrenheit 451 was nominated for the Golden Lion.
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