The Man Who Saw Tomorrow (1981)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

Robert Guenette

Writers:

Robert Guenette (writer)
Alan Hopgood (written by)

Release Date:

January 1981 (USA)

Genre:

Biography | Drama

Plot:

Hosted by Orson Welles, this documentary utilizes a grab bag of dramatized scenes, stock footage, TV...

Plot Keywords:

Prophecy | Nostradamus | 1500s | Hitler | 1900s

Cast

Orson Welles	...	Presenter / Narrator
Philip L. Clarke	...	Nostradamus (voice)
Ray Laska	...	The Warlord
Bob Ruggiero	...	French Soldier
Roy Edmonds	...	French Soldier
Ray Chubb	...	French Soldier
Richard Butler	...	Nostradamus
Jason Nesmith	...	Nostradamus, as a child
Howard Ackerman	...	Nostradamus, as a youth
Brass Adams	...	The Grandfather
Terry Clotiaux	...	Nostradamus' Father
David Burke	...	The Friar
Bob Bigelow	...	The Dinner Host
Marji Martin	...	The Maid
Thor Nielsen	...	The Cook

Also Known As:

Nostradamus (Europe: English title) (TV title)

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Norway:15 (video rating) | USA:PG

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

Although the movie gets many of its predictions of the future wrong (Ted Kennedy winning the 1984 Presidential election) some are very close, especially the speculation about a massive earthquake in California which the movie predicts will happen in 1988 but in fact happened in 1989. Also the movie predicts that America would be at war with the middle east and that the war would begin early in the 1990s and in fact, at the beginning of the decade the country was in the Persian Gulf War.

Goofs:

Factual errors: The movie opens with a text that refers to "the preceding film" which should be at the end.

Quotes:

Presenter: [following World War III] After a peace for a thousand years, Nostradamus tells us next to nothing. He does, however, tell us in what year the world will finally come to an end - the year 3797.

Movie Connections:

Features War and Peace (1956)

Too Bad Nostradamus Didn't Warn Us About This Film.

Nostradamus. One of the most recognized historical figures of all time obviously did nothing in his life but make dire predictions about the world and its famous occupants. A high majority of his writings and sooth-sayings are never talked about because they were mindless babble that never took place. Other vague writings, many believe, tell of circumstances and events that did indeed occur decades and centuries after he walked the Earth. Yawn. "The Man Who Saw Tomorrow" is a dumb and immensely stupid documentary that recreates Nostradamus' dull life and also uses stock footage for past tragedies and potential events of the future. Yeah, Nostradamus' prediction of Ted Kennedy winning the 1984 U.S. Presidential Election was right on target (rolls eyes). In this day and age, this guy would likely be one of those morons who would get run over by a train while he was trying to foresee his future place in the world. Golden-voiced Orson Welles, at the twilight of his career, narrates effectively. 2.5 out of 5 stars.