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Fahrenheit 451

  • 19661966
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 52m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
43K
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Fahrenheit 451 (1966)
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  • Drama
  • Sci-Fi
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.
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
43K
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  • Director
    • François Truffaut
  • Writers
    • François Truffaut(screenplay)
    • Jean-Louis Richard(screenplay)
    • Ray Bradbury(novel)
  • Stars
    • Oskar Werner
    • Julie Christie
    • Cyril Cusack
Top credits
  • Director
    • François Truffaut
  • Writers
    • François Truffaut(screenplay)
    • Jean-Louis Richard(screenplay)
    • Ray Bradbury(novel)
  • Stars
    • Oskar Werner
    • Julie Christie
    • Cyril Cusack
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 212User reviews
    • 71Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 4 nominations total

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    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:38
    Official Trailer

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    Julie Christie and Oskar Werner in Fahrenheit 451 (1966)
    Fahrenheit 451 (1966)
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    "Fahrenheit 451" Julie Christie 1966 Universal
    "Fahrenheit 451" Oskar Werner and cast 1966 Universal
    "Fahrenheit 451" Julie Christie
    "Fahrenheit 451"
    "Fahrenheit 451"
    "Fahrenheit 451" Julie Christie 1966 Universal
    "Fahrenheit 451" Julie Christie 1966 Universal
    "Fahrenheit 451" Julie Christie 1966 Universal
    "Fahrenheit 451" Julie Christie, Oskar Werner 1966 Universal

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    Oskar Werner
    Oskar Werner
    • Guy Montag
    Julie Christie
    Julie Christie
    • Clarisse…
    Cyril Cusack
    Cyril Cusack
    • Captain Beatty
    Anton Diffring
    Anton Diffring
    • Fabian…
    Jeremy Spenser
    Jeremy Spenser
    • Man with the Apple
    Bee Duffell
    • Book Woman
    Alex Scott
    Alex Scott
    • Book Person: 'The Life of Henry Brulard'
    Gillian Aldam
    • Judoka Woman
    • (uncredited)
    Michael Balfour
    Michael Balfour
    • Book Person: Machiavelli's 'The Prince'
    • (uncredited)
    Alfie Bass
    Alfie Bass
    • Book Person: 'The Prince'
    • (uncredited)
    Ann Bell
    Ann Bell
    • Doris
    • (uncredited)
    Yvonne Blake
    Yvonne Blake
    • Book Person: 'The Jewish Question'
    • (uncredited)
    Arthur Cox
    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
    Kevin Eldon
    • Robert - First Schoolboy
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • François Truffaut
    • Writers
      • François Truffaut(screenplay)
      • Jean-Louis Richard(screenplay)
      • Ray Bradbury(novel)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Oskar Werner cut his hair for the final scene to purposely create a continuity error. This was due to his hatred for the director.
    • Goofs
      Montag'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 credits
      The beginning credits are spoken instead of written on the screen.
    • Alternate versions
      Originally 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).
    • Connections
      Featured in Night Gallery: The Different Ones/Tell David.../Logoda's Heads (1971)

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    visionary brilliance
    Go figure that I had the privilege of seeing "Fahrenheit 451," for free, on a big screen a few years back (an independent Illinois art house had gotten hold of what was allegedly one of the last surviving prints), and at the time hadn't the foggiest concept of how PRIVILEGED an event it was. Sitting in a theater crowded with college students on a budget with nothing better to do, I watched this diverting little retro item, appreciated its subtlety, nuance, bold visual style, and 'got' the message that if we're not careful, we'll be mindless drones having our desires dictated by The Tube (in current times, that's hardly a profound statement).

    Francois Truffaut's adaptation of Ray Bradbury's novel is a bold visual feast that presents a time that might seem 'retrograde' in the eye of a modern pop-culture snob, but ultimately projects what a conceivable 'future' might look like (and not that CGI malarkey served up in "The Matrix"). Interiors of houses are awash in odd colors and give shelter to appliances that don't look dissimilar from our own; TV screens embedded in living-room walls play programs which vacuous housewives interact with sometimes. The film is so relentlessly confident in its appearance that it withstands the test of time.

    Though if "Fahrenheit 451" only had its storybook style to rely on, it would fade and be filed away as a mere technical achievement. Truffaut, working from strong source material, concocts a riveting parable about ignorance and the things we, as humans, take for granted. The story follows Guy Montag, an Everyman who is employed as a fireman--a connotation which entails ransacking residences in search of books (reading and writing have been outlawed in this world) and burning them. He has a medicated-smile wife (Julie Christie), a quiet home life, and is in line for a promotion, until a neighbor (Christie again) inspires him to question his motives for working such a sordid job.

    One character argues that books cause depression, making people confront unpleasant feelings. "Fahrenheit 451" sometimes runs the risk of lending truth to that statement--in some ways, it is a bleak commentary on civilization, but at the same time grounded in a benevolent humanity that offsets Orwell's brutal, pessimistic world of "1984" (though both texts and films share similar themes). This humanity is underlined in an upbeat, even comic ending (the details of which I won't divulge here).

    "Fahrenheit 451" is a spellbinding work of art, in good company with other incendiary works ("A Clockwork Orange" and "Fight Club" come to mind) that have defied the constraints of time and age.
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    • Jan 6, 2005

    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 14, 1966 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Farenhajt 451
    • Filming locations
      • Châteauneuf-sur-Loire, Loiret, France
    • Production companies
      • Anglo Enterprises
      • Vineyard Film Ltd.
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $1,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $509
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $11,206
      • Apr 25, 1999
    • Gross worldwide
      • $509
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 52 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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