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Director:
Writers:
Ray Bradbury (novel)
François Truffaut (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
14 November 1966 (USA) more
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In an oppressive future, a fireman whose duty is to destroy all books begins to question his task. full summary | add synopsis
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Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 2 nominations more
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An Underrated Movie more (125 total)

Cast

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Oskar Werner ... Guy Montag

Julie Christie ... Clarisse / Linda Montag
Cyril Cusack ... The Captain
Anton Diffring ... Fabian / Headmistress
Jeremy Spenser ... Man with the Apple
Bee Duffell ... Book Woman
Alex Scott ... Book Person: 'The Life of Henry Brulard'
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112 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.66 : 1 more
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)

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Among the books burned by the firemen is the film journal "Cahiers du Cinema" for which director François Truffaut wrote. Pictured on the cover is a picture from À bout de souffle (1960), written by Truffaut. Also among the books burned is "The Martian Chronicles" and "Fahrenheit 451" itself, both written by Ray Bradbury. more
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Crew or equipment visible: When Montag and Clarresse are on the elevator, you can briefly see the director through the mirror. more
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Guy Montag: Tell me, this uncle of yours, did he ever tell you not to talk to strangers?
Clarisse: No, he did say once if anyone asked how old I was to say I was 20 and light in the head. They always seem to go together.
Guy Montag: Light in the head?
Clarisse: Mm-hmm, loopy, crazy.
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An Underrated Movie, 6 July 2000
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Author: dusted1 from Portland, OR

Yes, the movie is slow. Yes, the sets and the costumes are very 60ish and very dated. But it has something to say.

Its depiction of a narcissistic, alienated, superficial, mass media lobotomized culture might ring true for more than a few of us. The movie also shows the fireman's wife as being addicted to downers/uppers. All of the "normal" human relations that are shown in the movie appear to be detached and lacking emotion.

People are not to trouble themselves with unpleasant thoughts or feelings. Hence, the banning of books and literature. They bring up unpleasant, sad, and depressing subjects. They depict too much of life as it actually is. This is troubling to people. Consequently, the government pushes drugs, emotion-free and sanitized sex, and witless mass media. There is more than a little resemblance to our society of the year 2000 and heaven knows what the future will bring.

Oskar Werner is one my favorites, so I'm very prejudiced, but I think he does an excellent job. I think both Truffaut and Werner wanted the audience to see the fireman's partial dehumanization. He recovers much of that humanity as the film progresses. The supporting cast was good, especially the actor who played the fire chief. Julie Christie was good in the film, too, although her self-conscious woodenness or manner bothered me more than Werner's.

Perhaps something less than one of the great films. But it is a very thoughtful film with a lot to say to its audience--although some viewers choose to focus only on its rather dated veneer.

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