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31 March 1936 (Denmark)
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What will the next hundred years bring to mankind? more
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A story of 100 years: a decades-long second world war leaves plague and anarchy, then a rational state rebuilds civilization and tries space travel. full summary | add synopsis
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"Is it this? Or That? The Universe? or Nothingness?"
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Cast
(Complete credited cast)| Raymond Massey | ... | John Cabal / Oswald Cabal | |
| Edward Chapman | ... | Pippa Passworthy / Raymond Passworthy | |
| Ralph Richardson | ... | The Boss | |
| Margaretta Scott | ... | Roxana / Rowena (as Margueretta Scott) | |
| Cedric Hardwicke | ... | Theotocopulos | |
| Maurice Braddell | ... | Dr. Harding | |
| Sophie Stewart | ... | Mrs. Cabal | |
| Derrick De Marney | ... | Richard Gordon (as Derrick de Marney) | |
| Ann Todd | ... | Mary Gordon | |
| Pearl Argyle | ... | Catherine Cabal | |
| Kenneth Villiers | ... | Maurice Passworthy | |
| Ivan Brandt | ... | Morden Mitani | |
| Anne McLaren | ... | The Child | |
| Patricia Hilliard | ... | Janet Gordon | |
| Charles Carson | ... | Great Grandfather |
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H.G. Wells' Things to Come (UK) (complete title)
The Hundred Years to Come (UK) (working title)
The Shape of Things to Come (UK) (working title)
Whither Mankind (UK) (working title)
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The Hundred Years to Come (UK) (working title)
The Shape of Things to Come (UK) (working title)
Whither Mankind (UK) (working title)
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100 min | UK:117 min | Canada:91 min (VHS version) | UK:108 min (premiere cut) | UK:113 min (original version) | USA:92 min (cut version) | Spain:89 min (DVD)
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The part of Theotocopulos was originally filmed with Ernest Thesiger in the role. The scenes were re-shot with Sir Cedric Hardwicke because the producers wanted a better-known actor with more "marquee value".
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Continuity: During the bombing of Everytown, a man in a top hat follows several people across the hood of a car in an attempt to escape. There are footprints clearly all over the hood. A later scene shows more people using the same car, But this time the hood is clean.
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Referenced in Time After Time (1979)
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Melodrama - Pestilence
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Powerful, yet creaky science fiction film from the 30's by the Korda clan. H. G. Wells's work is brought to the screen as a vision of what warfare will bring mankind in the century to follow. The film shows the destructive nature of war and how is will catapult us back to a state of barbarism, warlords, and another Black Death-like plague called the "wandering Sickness." However, because man clings to science, man will rise above all this and create a new, modern society free of warfare. The film has a lot of historical inaccuracies to its discredit NOW, yet much of what is preaches is plausible sometime, and much of it has some truth to it in some form. The theme that man can prevail and keep discovering/conquering new vistas is a laudable one. The film shows that progress and science are the things which advance us as a people. I thought of Ayn Rand and Atlas Shrugged as I heard one of the characters say something to the effect that the scientists/inventors had formed their own civilization, free of corruption and violence. The pace of the film is somewhat tortoise-like at times, yet many scenes are very compelling. The set designs are outstanding in the futuristic world of 2036(where they valiantly try to put a rocket in space to make a preliminary orbit around the moon). Acting is good with Raymond Massey and Cedric Hardwicke giving good performances, but it is Ralph Richardson as a "Boss" who deserves the most praise for giving a powerful performance of a man with inherent human traits that stymie progress. A though-provoking film indeed!