The Time Machine
1960 · Movie · G · 103 min · ★ 7.4 · 72% critics
A Victorian inventor tests a device that lets him travel through time, only to land in a distant future where society has changed beyond recognition. As he explores this strange new world, he discovers humanity has split into two hostile groups and must decide how to survive—and what, if anything, can be set right.
Based on The Time Machine
Also known as H. G. Wells' The Time Machine · Time Machine, The (1960)
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Details
- Years
- 1960
- Release date
- 1960-05-25
- Language
- English
- Rated
- G
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Critic score
- 72/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.4/10 (914 votes)
- Box office
- $2,610,000
- Budget
- $829,000
About
If you enjoy classic sci-fi adventures with big ideas, a touch of philosophy, and old-school effects, this should land well; Not for you if you need nonstop action or modern polish like Planet of the Apes.
Pros: classic time-travel premise; imaginative future world; thoughtful, warm tone | Cons: dated creature effects; pacing drags at times; some plot inconsistencies
Themes
- new year's eve
- future
- london, england
- based on novel or book
- inventor
- dystopia
- time travel
- time machine
- victorian england
- distant future
- steampunk
- new year
- +4 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Special Effects · 1961
- Academy Award — Best Special Effects · 1961 · nominated
Cast & crew
Rod Taylor
as H. George Wells
Alan Young
as David Filby / James Filby
Yvette Mimieux
as Weena
Sebastian Cabot
as Dr. Philip Hilyer
Tom Helmore
as Anthony Bridewell
Whit Bissell
as Walter Kemp
Doris Lloyd
as Mrs. Watchett
- BB
Bob Barran
as Eloi Man (uncredited)
Paul Frees
as Talking Rings (voice) (uncredited)
Directed by George Pal