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The Final Programme

  • 19731973
  • RR
  • 1h 21m
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
930
YOUR RATING
The Final Programme (1973)
  • Sci-Fi
  • Thriller
A trio of scientists plan to create a self-replicating, immortal, hermaphrodite using the Final Programme developed by a dead, Nobel Prize-winning scientist.A trio of scientists plan to create a self-replicating, immortal, hermaphrodite using the Final Programme developed by a dead, Nobel Prize-winning scientist.A trio of scientists plan to create a self-replicating, immortal, hermaphrodite using the Final Programme developed by a dead, Nobel Prize-winning scientist.
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
930
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Robert Fuest
  • Writers
    • Michael Moorcock(novel "The Final Programme")
    • Robert Fuest
  • Stars
    • Jon Finch
    • Jenny Runacre
    • Sterling Hayden
Top credits
  • Director
    • Robert Fuest
  • Writers
    • Michael Moorcock(novel "The Final Programme")
    • Robert Fuest
  • Stars
    • Jon Finch
    • Jenny Runacre
    • Sterling Hayden
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    • 23User reviews
    • 28Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination

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    Jon Finch in The Final Programme (1973)
    Jon Finch in The Final Programme (1973)
    Graham Crowden, Jon Finch, and Jenny Runacre in The Final Programme (1973)
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    Jon Finch
    Jon Finch
    • Jerry Corneliusas Jerry Cornelius
    Jenny Runacre
    Jenny Runacre
    • Miss Brunneras Miss Brunner
    Sterling Hayden
    Sterling Hayden
    • Maj. Wrongway Lindberghas Maj. Wrongway Lindbergh
    Harry Andrews
    Harry Andrews
    • Johnas John
    Hugh Griffith
    Hugh Griffith
    • Professor Hiraas Professor Hira
    Julie Ege
    Julie Ege
    • Miss Dazzleas Miss Dazzle
    Patrick Magee
    Patrick Magee
    • Dr. Baxteras Dr. Baxter
    Graham Crowden
    Graham Crowden
    • Dr. Smilesas Dr. Smiles
    George Coulouris
    George Coulouris
    • Dr. Powysas Dr. Powys
    Basil Henson
    • Dr. Lucasas Dr. Lucas
    Derrick O'Connor
    Derrick O'Connor
    • Frankas Frank
    Gilles Millinaire
    • Dimitrias Dimitri
    Ronald Lacey
    Ronald Lacey
    • Shadesas Shades
    Sandy Ratcliff
    Sandy Ratcliff
    • Jennyas Jenny
    • (as Sandy Ratcliffe)
    Mary MacLeod
    Mary MacLeod
    • Nurseas Nurse
    • (as Mary Macleod)
    Sarah Douglas
    Sarah Douglas
    • Catherineas Catherine
    Delores Delmar
    • Fortune Telleras Fortune Teller
    • (as Dolores Del Mar)
    Sandra Dickinson
    Sandra Dickinson
    • Waitressas Waitress
    • Director
      • Robert Fuest
    • Writers
      • Michael Moorcock(novel "The Final Programme")
      • Robert Fuest
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    • Trivia
      Jon Finch replaced Timothy Dalton at short notice.
    • Quotes

      Dr. Baxter: Of course, the inevitable happened.

      Miss Brunner: It frequently does.

    • Connections
      Featured in Nightmare Theatre's Late Night Chill-o-Rama Horror Show Vol. 1 (1996)

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    5/10
    THE FINAL PROGRAMME (Robert Fuest, 1973) **
    An ambiguous adventurer becomes involved with an experiment designed to overcome the impending extinction of the human species. One from the "What were they thinking?!" school of film-making: much like John Boorman's contemporaneous ZARDOZ (1974), this is yet another good-looking but uncontrolled attempt at a 'trippy' post-apocalyptic scenario that ends up being embarrassingly campy – and, here, wasting a fine veteran cast (Sterling Hayden, Patrick Magee, George Coulouris, Harry Andrews and Hugh Griffith) into the bargain – none of whom appear in any scenes together. The main role of Jerry Cornelius had been offered to Mick Jagger (who rejected the script as "too weird"!) and Timothy Dalton before Jon Finch stepped in and basically stopped his promising film career dead in its tracks; in hindsight, it is understandable not only that novelist Michael Moorcock hated this adaptation but also that his prolific literary creation never returned in any further cinematic adventure since! For the record, the supporting cast also features Jenny Runacre (as Cornelius' supremely annoying androgynous acolyte), Graham Crowden, Ronald Lacey, Sarah Douglas and Julie Ege...but every earnest effort on anybody's part is stifled by the film's relentless visual and aural assault on the viewers' senses. Interestingly, the former is reminiscent of A CLOCKWORK ORANGE (1971) and the latter features Eric Clapton among the session musicians! When Roger Corman picked up the film for U.S. distribution, he not only trimmed it by 11 minutes but also retitled it as LAST DAYS OF MAN ON EARTH to (reportedly) little effect.
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    • Release date
      • August 1974 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Last Days of Man on Earth
    • Filming locations
      • Desierto de Tabernas, Almería, Andalucía, Spain
    • Production companies
      • Anglo-EMI Film Distributors
      • Goodtimes Enterprises
      • Gladiole
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 21 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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