Things To Come (1936) - Sci-Fi / Fantasy Classic Movies on DVD Starring Raymond Massey & Margaretta Scott; Directed by William Cameron Menzies; Image Entertainment/Corinth Films : OLDIES.com

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Things To Come (Harryhausen Color Version) for $16.95

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DVD Features:

Encoding: Region 0; Can be played worldwide
Package Type: Snap Case
Aspect Ratio: Full Frame - 1.33

Audio:

Dolby Digital Mono - English

Additional Release Material:

Trailers

Entertainment Reviews:

Entertainment Weekly - 07/12/1996

Rating: B

Total Film - 07/01/2007

3 stars out of 5 -- "When it came to predicting the future, Herbert George Wells was no slouch....Wells' story takes in war, plague, destruction and rebirth."

Ultimate DVD - 06/29/2007

5 stars out of 5 -- "[With] some stunning design and imagination....Quite amazing..."

Sight and Sound - 09/01/2007

"Menzies' visionary if eccentric adaptation of H.G. Wells' novel is fascinating both as a record of 1930s England and for its apocalyptic vision of the future."

Product Description:

A visually sweeping sci-fi classic full of futuristic vistas and modern cityscapes, based on the story by H.G. Wells and written for the screen by Wells. Beginning before World War II and travelling to 2036 AD, this journey predicts a host of modernities before following a rocketship to the moon. Massey is a future leader determined to restore law and order.

Description by Image Entertainment:

One of the most important science fiction films of all time, H.G. Wells's "Things to Come" opens prior to World War II and takes the viewer on a hundred-year time trip to 2036 A.D. when a man and a woman are rocketed to the moon. This inspired saga predicts television, jet planes and evil dictators. Featuring fabulous sets, a rich musical score and sweeping visual grandeur, "Things to Come" is a truly spectacular film event! Features a pristine new film-to-video transfer from original source materials.

Plot Synopsis:

In the years since they were published, H.G. Wells's words seem to have become prophecies...
Society in 2036 has devolved into a leisure-saturated body of mass consumers. Important decisions are relegated to an elite few. World wars have left parts of the globe in ashes; localized conflicts continue as a way of life. Social and medical epidemics rage.
The comfortable bourgeoisie dwells like moles, living below sea level. Its members rest on cellophane sofas, inhale filtered oxygen, ingest preserved food, and entertain themselves by synthetic light.
While the intelligentsia obliterates the sick to create a utopia for the earthlings who remain, others plan a mysterious trip to the moon, purportedly for humanity to reach the next rung on its evolutionary ladder.

Plot Keywords:

Classic | Futuristic | Recommended | Thriller

Production Notes:

Additional cast: Pearl Argyle (Katherine Cabal), Kenneth Villiers (Maurice Passworthy), Anne McLaren (The Child), and Patricia Hilliard (Janet Gordon).
Additional credits: Nigel Tangye (aeronautical advisor) and Frank Wells (assistant art director).