Fahrenheit 451 (1966)

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Written by Ray Bradbury

Directed by François Truffaut

Running Time: 110 minutes (approx)

Production Year: 1966

Rating: 15 Certificate

Filmed in Colour

Based on Ray Bradbury's eponymous novel and set in a future where books are illegal and anyone who reads them is treated as a criminal.

Montag (Oskar Werner) is a fireman in the future whose job it is to incinerate books and the property of those who read them. Montag finds his profession called into question by Clarisse (Julie Christie) who challenges him to decide on the evils of reading for himself by experiencing it firsthand.

Intrigued by the rebellious Clarisse and the thought that there might actually be a better life to be found in the books, he steals a book from one of his jobs and begins to read it.

The book devastates him emotionally, freeing his mind and expanding his horizons. He becomes a devoted reader, torn between the call of his duty and his adoration for that which he is employed to destroy.

Cast

Oskar WernerGuy Montag
Image for Julie ChristieJulie ChristieClarisse/Linda Montag
Cyril CusackThe Captain
Anton DiffringFabian/Headmistress
Jeremy SpenserMan with the Apple
Bee DuffellBook Lady
Alexander Robert ScottBook Person
Noel DavisCousin Midge

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