Fahrenheit 451
1966 · Movie · NR · 113 min · ★ 7.1 · 76% critics
In a tightly controlled future, books are outlawed and special “firemen” enforce the ban by burning any literature they find. When one enforcer begins to question the system and secretly explores forbidden reading, the cracks in this obedient, media-soaked society start to show.
Based on Fahrenheit 451
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Details
- Years
- 1966
- Release date
- 1966-09-07
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Critic score
- 76/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (1,075 votes)
- Budget
- $1,500,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a thoughtful dystopian warning about censorship, conformity, and media distraction, in the vein of Animal Farm or Colossus: The Forbin Project; Not for you if you need fast action or tightly connected scenes.
Pros: bold anti-censorship themes; eerie near-future ideas; memorable, haunting mood | Cons: uneven pacing; stiff performances for some; can feel disjointed
Themes
- husband wife relationship
- based on novel or book
- dystopia
- totalitarian regime
- book burning
- co-workers relationship
- firefighter
- political repression
- bookworm
Cast & crew
Julie Christie
as Clarisse / Linda Montag
Oskar Werner
as Guy Montag
Cyril Cusack
as Captain Beatty
Anton Diffring
as Fabian / Headmistress
Jeremy Spenser
as Man with the Apple
Bee Duffell
as Book Woman
Alex Scott
as Book Person: 'The Life of Henry Brulard'
- GA
Gillian Aldam
as Judoka Woman (uncredited)
Michael Balfour
as Book Person: Machiavelli's 'The Prince' (uncredited)
Ann Bell
as Doris (uncredited)
Directed by François Truffaut