Fahrenheit 451
dir. François Truffaut
74
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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…
Critics consensus
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.
Directed byFrançois Truffaut
StarringJulie Christie, Oskar Werner, Cyril Cusack, Anton Diffring, Jeremy Spenser, Bee Duffell
Written byFrançois Truffaut, Jean-Louis Richard
CinematographyNicolas Roeg
EditingThom Noble
MusicBernard Herrmann
Fahrenheit 451
1966 · NR · 1h 53m
Drama, Science Fiction
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…
Our Verdict
74
Critics Consensus
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.
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