In an oppressive future, a fireman whose duty is to destroy all books begins to question his task.In an oppressive future, a fireman whose duty is to destroy all books begins to question his task.In an oppressive future, a fireman whose duty is to destroy all books begins to question his task.
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 4 nominations total
Gillian Aldam
- Judoka Woman
- (uncredited)
Alfie Bass
- Book Person: 'The Prince'
- (uncredited)
Yvonne Blake
- Book Person: 'The Jewish Question'
- (uncredited)
Arthur Cox
- Male Nurse
- (uncredited)
Frank Cox
- Book Person: 'Prejudice'
- (uncredited)
Fred Cox
- Book Person: 'Pride'
- (uncredited)
Noel Davis
- Cousin Midge - TV Personality
- (uncredited)
Judith Drinan
- Book Person - Plato's 'Republic'
- (uncredited)
Kevin Eldon
- Robert - First Schoolboy
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaOskar Werner cut his hair for the final scene to purposely create a continuity error. This was due to his hatred for the director.
- GoofsMontag's hair in the final scene is different than in the rest of the film because Oskar Werner wanted to create a continuity error to show his dislike of director François Truffaut.
- Quotes
Guy Montag: To learn how to find, one must first learn how to hide.
- Crazy creditsThe beginning credits are spoken instead of written on the screen.
- Alternate versionsOriginally Noel Davis (who plays Cousin Midge) did the opening voice over. In the current version it is done by Alex Scott ("The Life of Henry Brulard" Book Person).
- ConnectionsFeatured in Night Gallery: The Different Ones/Tell David.../Logoda's Heads (1971)
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Reading is fundamental
After reading several whinny comments about how the movie is so different from the book I just had to add my two cents. Hello people! These are two different mediums here, like comparing Katherine Hepburn to Audrey Hepburn. They are two different entities which stand alone on their own merits.
I read the book years and years ago, and frankly, I don't remember much about it. I'd seen the movie in years past, and it never knocked my socks off. But upon viewing it last night, I have to say I found myself thoroughly engrossed in it. The scene in the monorail where all the passengers are trying to stimulate themselves through their sense of touch is quite moving. As is the neighbor who declares, "They aren't like us, are they?"
It's never going to be a movie in which you want to see over and over again (like the fluffy Wizard of Oz, again a book that is totally different from the movie, where are the complaining people now?) but it's a movie that should be seen. I also wonder how many people will complain when the new version comes out? I can hear them now, "The first movie was so much better!"
I read the book years and years ago, and frankly, I don't remember much about it. I'd seen the movie in years past, and it never knocked my socks off. But upon viewing it last night, I have to say I found myself thoroughly engrossed in it. The scene in the monorail where all the passengers are trying to stimulate themselves through their sense of touch is quite moving. As is the neighbor who declares, "They aren't like us, are they?"
It's never going to be a movie in which you want to see over and over again (like the fluffy Wizard of Oz, again a book that is totally different from the movie, where are the complaining people now?) but it's a movie that should be seen. I also wonder how many people will complain when the new version comes out? I can hear them now, "The first movie was so much better!"
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- BumpyRide
- Jul 21, 2004
Details
Box office
- Budget
- $1,500,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $509
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $11,206
- Apr 25, 1999
- Gross worldwide
- $509
- Runtime1 hour 52 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1
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