The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy

"Don't Panic!"

1981 3h 19m EN

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7.3

SOLID

★7.3TMDB · 160

AdventureComedyScience Fiction

Synopsis

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Don't Panic! The story of Arthur Dent, an average Englishman whose life was spared by his friend, who turned out to be an alien, while the planet Earth is destroyed. His friend tells him about the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, a guide with anything you ever needed, and wanted to know. They travel across the galaxy, meeting friendly, and not so friendly characters in order to find the great question (the answer being 42).

“Don't Panic!”

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Cast

Peter Jones
The Book
Simon Jones
Arthur Dent
David Dixon
Ford Prefect
Sandra Dickinson
Trillian
Mark Wing-Davey
Zaphod Beeblbrox
Stephen Moore
Marvin
Richard Vernon
Slartibartfast
Colin Jeavons
Max Quordlepleen

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Alan J.W. Bell
Writers: Douglas Adams
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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At 199 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.

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ERA

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45 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 7

CAST

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Peter Jones and Simon Jones and David Dixon carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Don't Panic!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0081874 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Alan J.W. Bell directs. Paddy Kingsland scores. A long sit — settle in. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1At 199 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.
245 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Original score by Paddy Kingsland. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Peter Jones and Simon Jones and David Dixon carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Don't Panic!".
7IMDB entry: tt0081874 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.