Directed by:
François TruffautCinematography:
Nicolas RoegComposer:
Bernard HerrmannCast:
Oskar Werner, Julie Christie, Cyril Cusack, Anton Diffring, Ann Bell, Mark Lester, Eric Mason, Denis Gilmore, Michael Balfour, David Glover, Yvonne Blake (more)Plots(1)
François Truffaut co-writes and directs this classic drama adapted from Ray Bradbury's novel. In the not-too-distant future, forbidden volumes of literature are burned regularly by the 'firemen'. Montag (Oskar Werner) is the man in charge of the burnings, but after meeting a revolutionary book-owner, schoolteacher Clarisse (Julie Christie), he begins to have doubts - both about his vocation and his dead marriage to pleasure-seeking Linda (also Christie). Curious about the draw of literature, Montag keeps forbidden volumes of books for himself, and soon embarks on a secret affair with Linda. The cast also includes Anton Diffring and Cyril Cusack. (Universal Pictures UK)
(more)Cast
Oskar Werner
Austria
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Julie Christie
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Cyril Cusack
South Africa
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Anton Diffring
German Empire
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Ann Bell
UK
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Mark Lester
UK
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Eric Mason
USA
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Denis Gilmore
UK
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Michael Balfour
UK
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David Glover
UK
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Yvonne Blake
UK
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Anna Palk
UK
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Alex Scott
Australia
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Jeremy Spenser
UK
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Bee Duffell
Ireland
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Arthur Cox
UK
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John Rae
UK
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Tom Watson
UK
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Donald Pickering
UK
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Noel Davis
UK
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