The Time Machine (1960)
Genre: Scifi
Duration: 103 minuten
Alternative title: H. G. Wells' The Time Machine
Country:
United States
Directed by: George Pal
Stars: Rod Taylor, Alan Young and Yvette Mimieux
IMDb score:
7,5 (47.324)
Releasedate: 25 May 1960
The Time Machine plot
"You Will Orbit into the Fantastic Future!"
A scientist builds a time machine. He uses it to investigate a distant future, where there are two races: a friendly race, and a cannibalistic race that lives underground. His time machine is stolen by the last race. He must risk being caught and eaten in order to return to his own time. Based on the book by HG Wells.
Actors and actresses
H. George Wells
David Filby / James Filby
Weena
Dr. Philip Hilyer
Anthony Bridewell
Walter Kemp
Mrs. Watchett
Eloi Man (uncredited)
Talking Rings (voice) (uncredited)
Reviews & comments
N23
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- 649 messages
- 255 votes
Great to see this movie. And the story was that of the comic*. Now I must honestly say that I found the comic more beautiful and more inspiring at the time. But I was also early 12 at the time.
To be fair, the effects are outdated and that has a charm. A charm that I particularly appreciate. Great to see the 60s style.
Original story, beautifully presented. Few paradoxes.
*For the enthusiast in the link below is the comic.
http://www.tkinter.smig.net/ClassicsIllustrated/TimeMachine/index.htm
Incidentally, the Morlocks are not cannibalistic, because the Eloi's do not belong to the same race.
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pygar
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- 6 messages
- 11 votes
Beautiful movie.
The remake has none of the originality of this film.
Maybe dated now, but I don't care.
The documentary accompanying the DVD is also interesting.
I've seen the film many times, but it's still a pleasure to watch it again.
Add a bottle of wine and I'm completely happy.
joop...
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AniSter
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- 2378 messages
- 1920 votes
For me, this remains the absolute top of my favorite films. This has everything to do with the atmosphere that is created, especially around the period when he builds the time machine and leaves with it; late 19th, early 20th century. I haven't kept track of how many times I've seen this movie, but that would be many dozens of times. And every time I watch it again it's a pleasure and I see new details. Great story, an accompanying perfectly composed cast and catchy music. Despite the meager special effects (we're talking about 1960) I can still remember how captivated I was as a kid when I first saw this film on TV in the early 1970s (and how long it lasted then post-processing). The film is not only recommended, the documentaries about it too.
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