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Fahrenheit 451 is a 1966 British dystopian drama film directed by François Truffaut and starring Julie Christie, Oskar Werner, and Cyril Cusack. [ 5 ] Based on the 1953 novel of the same name by Ray Bradbury, the film takes place in a controlled society in an oppressive future, in which the government sends out firemen to destroy all ...
Fahrenheit 451: Directed by François Truffaut. With Julie Christie, Oskar Werner, Cyril Cusack, Anton Diffring. In an oppressive future, a fireman whose duty is to destroy all books begins to question his task.
Fahrenheit 451 (1966) In an oppressive future, a fireman whose duty is to destroy all books begins to question his task. Director: François Truffaut Stars: Oskar Werner,...
Fahrenheit 451 is an intriguing film that suffuses Truffaut's trademark wit and black humor with the intelligence and morality of Ray Bradbury's novel. Read Critics Reviews
In a future totalitarian and oppressive society, where books are forbidden, Guy Montag is a fireman. The mission of firemen in this society with fireproof houses is to burn books at 451o F, the temperature of combustion of paper.
In a future society all reading matter is forbidden, and the fire department must seek out citizens who disobey this edict and burn their books. Widescreen televisions in the homes and loudspeakers all over the city control the populace through propaganda.
Overview. In the future, the government maintains control of public opinion by outlawing literature and maintaining a group of enforcers, known as “firemen,” to perform the necessary book burnings. Fireman Montag begins to question the morality of his vocation….
Fahrenheit 451 is a 1966 British dystopian drama film directed by François Truffaut and starring Julie Christie, Oskar Werner, and Cyril Cusack. Based on the 19...
François Truffaut's first and only non-French language film is this adaptation of Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451, a novel set in a dystopian society where "firemen" burn literature at the behest of a totalitarian government.
Fahrenheit 451 is a 1966 British dystopian drama film directed by François Truffaut and starring Julie Christie, Oskar Werner, and Cyril Cusack. Based on the 1953 novel of the same name by Ray Bradbury, the film takes place in a controlled society in an oppressive future, in which the government sends out firemen to destroy all literature to ...