Directed by:
William Cameron MenziesScreenplay:
H.G. WellsComposer:
Arthur BlissCast:
Raymond Massey, Edward Chapman, Ralph Richardson, Cedric Hardwicke, Derrick De Marney, Ann Todd, Patricia Hilliard, Terry-Thomas, George Sanders (more)VOD (2)
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It's Christmas 1940 and the people of Everytown, unprepared and ill-equipped, find themselves at war against an enemy who have been planning such a conflict for years. The land is devastated by the horrors of aerial bombardment as the war drags on for thirty years, causing a period of despair, with feudal tyrants ruling a downtrodden populace suffering famine and pestilence. Can the human race rise above its desperate circumstances and build a scientific utopia? A future history as scripted by the visionary writer H.G. Wells, Things to Come set a high benchmark for science fiction with its fantastic design, gigantic sets and spectacular special effects. Acknowledged as a landmark within the genre, Oscar-winning William Cameron Menzies' creation is an astounding vision of post-war desolation and utopian futurism. Starring Raymond Massey as John Cabal and his descendants and Ralph Richardson as The Boss, Things to Come showcases a gorgeous, instantly recognisable score by Arthur Bliss. (Network)
(more)Cast
Raymond Massey
Canada
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
East of Eden (1955)
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
Edward Chapman
UK
Best movies:
Mandy (1952)
The Early Bird (1965)
Night and the City (1950)
Ralph Richardson
UK
Best movies:
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
The Heiress (1949)
O Lucky Man! (1973)
Cedric Hardwicke
UK
Best movies:
The Keys of the Kingdom (1944)
Rope (1948)
Richard III (1955)
Derrick De Marney
UK
Best movies:
Young and Innocent (1937)
The First of the Few (1942)
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934)
Ann Todd
UK
Best movies:
Taste of Fear (1961)
The Sound Barrier (1952)
The Passionate Friends (1949)
Patricia Hilliard
India
Best movies:
The Ghost Goes West (1935)
Things to Come (1936)
George Sanders
Russian Empire
Best movies:
All About Eve (1950)
Love Is News (1937)
Rebecca (1940)
Abraham Sofaer
Burma
Best movies:
A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
Quo Vadis (1951)
Chisum (1970)
Patrick Barr
India
Best movies:
The Longest Day (1962)
The First Great Train Robbery (1978)
The Dam Busters (1955)
John Clements
UK
Best movies:
Gandhi (1982)
The Silent Enemy (1958)
The Four Feathers (1939)
Margaretta Scott
UK
Best movies:
The Moth (1997) (TV movie)
Things to Come (1936)
Percy (1971)
Allan Jeayes
UK
Best movies:
The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
The Four Feathers (1939)
Elephant Boy (1937)
Charles Carson
UK
Best movies:
Moulin Rouge (1952)
The Dam Busters (1955)
Reach for the Sky (1956)