Fahrenheit 451

"What if you had no right to read?"

1966 1h 53m EN

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★7.1TMDB · 1,119

DramaScience Fiction

Synopsis

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In 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…

“What if you had no right to read?”

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Cast

Julie Christie
Clarisse / Linda Montag
Oskar Werner
Guy Montag
Cyril Cusack
Captain Beatty
Anton Diffring
Fabian / Headmistress
Jeremy Spenser
Man with the Apple
Bee Duffell
Book Woman
Alex Scott
Book Person: 'The Life of Henry Brulard'
Gillian Aldam
Judoka Woman (uncredited)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: François Truffaut
Writers: François Truffaut, Jean-Louis Richard
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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MONEY

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Shot for just $1.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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60 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by François Truffaut, shot by Nicolas Roeg. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Bernard Herrmann. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Thom Noble shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Julie Christie and Oskar Werner and Cyril Cusack carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "What if you had no right to read?".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0060390 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

François Truffaut directs. Nicolas Roeg behind the camera. Bernard Herrmann scores. Thom Noble cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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1Shot for just $1.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
260 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Directed by François Truffaut, shot by Nicolas Roeg. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Bernard Herrmann. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Thom Noble shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Julie Christie and Oskar Werner and Cyril Cusack carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "What if you had no right to read?".
8IMDB entry: tt0060390 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 9 themes, including "husband wife relationship", "based on novel or book", "dystopia", "totalitarian regime".
10Released under 20 different titles around the world.