Fahrenheit 451 (1966)

Director:

François Truffaut

Writers:

Ray Bradbury (novel)
François Truffaut (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

14 noviembre 1966 (USA)

Genre:

Sci-Fi | Drama

Frase comercial:

Aflame with the excitement and emotions of tomorrow!

Plot:

In an oppressive future, a fireman whose duty is to destroy all books begins to question his task.

Plot Keywords:

Narcissism | Psychological Drama | Redemption | Betrayal | Person On Fire

Awards:

Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 2 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Engrossing, underrated sci-fi

Cast

Oskar Werner	...	Guy Montag
Julie Christie	...	Clarisse / Linda Montag
Cyril Cusack	...	The Captain
Anton Diffring	...	Fabian / Headmistress
Jeremy Spenser	...	Man with the Apple
Bee Duffell	...	Book Lady
Alex Scott	...	Book Person: 'The Life of Henry Brulard'
listado alfabético del resto del reparto:
Noel Davis	...	Cousin Midge - TV Personality

También conocida como:

Fahrenheit 451 (Argentina) (Spain) [es]

Duración:

112 min

País:

UK

Idioma:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sonido:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Clasificación:

Iceland:12 | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Finland:K-12 | Norway:16 | Sweden:15 | UK:12 | USA:Unrated | Singapore:PG | West Germany:12

Filming Locations:

Black Park, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Company:

Anglo Enterprises

Trivialidades:

Author Ray Bradbury never did any fact-checking in regards to the title. He asked a fire chief what temperature book paper burned at, and was given the answer "451 degrees Fahrenheit." He liked the title so much, he didn't bother to see if it was the correct temperature (it is.)

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When Montag and Clarresse are on the elevator, you can briefly see the director through the mirror.

Quotes:

The Captain: Go on, Montag, all this philosophy, let's get rid of it. It's even worse than the novels. Thinkers and philosophers, all of them saying exactly the same thing: "Only I am right! The others are all idiots!"

Movie Connections:

Featured in The Making of 'Fahrenheit 451' (2003) (V)

Engrossing, underrated sci-fi

From Ray Bradbury's novel about totalitarian society that has banned books and printed words in order to eliminate independent thought; Oskar Werner plays professional book-burner who becomes enraptured with stories. Possibly a bit too thin at this length, but a fascinating peek at a cold future(which the times have just about caught up to). Didn't get a warm reception from critics in its day, yet the performances by Werner and Julie Christie(in a dual role as both Werner's wife and his rebel girlfriend)are top notch. I was never a fan of director Francois Truffaut's too-precious stories of childhood, but this film, curiously his only English-language picture, is extremely well-directed; the sequence with the woman and her books afire is one amazing set-piece, with tight editing, incredible and precise art direction, and the camera in all the right places. Truffaut lets you feel the agony of book paper curling up black in a mass of orange flames, and the proud defiance of the woman as she herself strikes the match. Unforgettable.