Things to Come 1936
6.6 / 10
Things to Come
The story of a century: a decades-long second World War leaves plague and anarchy, then a rational state rebuilds civilization and attempts space travel.
The story of a century: a decades-long second World War leaves plague and anarchy, then a rational state rebuilds civilization and attempts space travel.
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All 2 Videos & 10 Photos
cast
Full Cast & Crew
... John Cabal / Oswald Cabal
... Pippa Passworthy / Raymond Passworthy
... The Boss
... Roxana / Rowena
... Theotocopulos
... Dr. Harding
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See All 1 Reviews19 Jun 2022 by CinemaSerf
This is a rather fanciful adaptation of the HG Wells tale. Mankind is all but obliterated by war; reduced to tribal existences - under the overly theatrical leadership of Ralph Richardson and Margaretta Scott - fighting plague, tyranny and the elements. Then they encounter Daniel Massey ("John Cabal") who helps reconcile and rebuild society to an almost Utopian level. It manages to intertwine megalomania with human aspiration; an overpoweringly rousing score and some truly Shakesperian style soliloquy. It comes to force a future upon us that is eerily portentous of an Orwellian style dictatorship; of interstellar exploration to spread our plague of self-destructive ambition to other worlds - and all, broadly speaking with the consent of the masses. Sadly, i saw a colourised version which robbed this film of almost every element of potency; indeed it rendered it little better than a very poor cartoon. It's still just about worth watching; but Massey is no Olivier and I found it all rather preposterous.
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Release Date:
Mar 31, 1936 (United Kingdom)
Run Time:
1hr 40`
MMPA Rating:
NR
Original Language:
English
Production Countries:
United Kingdom
Status:
Released
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This is a rather fanciful adaptation of the HG Wells tale. Mankind is all but obliterated by war; reduced to tribal existences - under the overly theatrical leadership of Ralph Richardson and Margaretta Scott - fighting plague, tyranny and the elements. Then they encounter Daniel Massey ("John Cabal") who helps reconcile and rebuild society to an almost Utopian level. It manages to intertwine megalomania with human aspiration; an overpoweringly rousing score and some truly Shakesperian style soliloquy. It comes to force a future upon us that is eerily portentous of an Orwellian style dictatorship; of interstellar exploration to spread our plague of self-destructive ambition to other worlds - and all, broadly speaking with the consent of the masses. Sadly, i saw a colourised version which robbed this film of almost every element of potency; indeed it rendered it little better than a very poor cartoon. It's still just about worth watching; but Massey is no Olivier and I found it all rather preposterous.
Cast & Crew of
Things to Come
Directors & Credit Writers
... Assistant Director
... Director
Cast
... John Cabal / Oswald Cabal
... Pippa Passworthy / Raymond Passworthy
... The Boss
... Roxana / Rowena
... Theotocopulos
... Dr. Harding
... Mrs. Cabal
... Richard Gordon
... Mary Gordon
... Catherine Cabal
... Maurice Passworthy
IB
Ivan Brandt... Morden Mitani
AM
Anne McLaren... The Child
... Janet Gordon
... Great Grandfather
... World Transport Official (uncredited)
NB
Noel Brophy... Irishman (uncredited)
... The Airman (uncredited)
... Simon Burton (uncredited)
... Mr. Cabal (uncredited)
Produced By
... Production Manager
... Producer
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Things to Come
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