DramaScience Fiction
Fahrenheit 451
“What if you had no right to read?”
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…
Directed by François Truffaut, Miriam Brickman
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Status
Released
Released
September 7, 1966
Runtime
1h 53m
Language
English
Budget → Revenue
$1.5M → $2M
Top cast
Julie Christie
Clarisse / Linda Montag
Oskar Werner
Guy Montag
Cyril Cusack
Captain Beatty
Anton Diffring
Fabian / Headmistress
Jeremy Spenser
Man with the Apple
Bee Duffell
Book Woman
Alex Scott
Book Person: 'The Life of Henry Brulard'
Gillian Aldam
Judoka Woman (uncredited)
Michael Balfour
Book Person: Machiavelli's 'The Prince' (uncredited)
Ann Bell
Doris (uncredited)
Yvonne Blake
Book Person: 'The Jewish Question' (uncredited)
Arthur Cox
Male Nurse (uncredited)
Frank Cox
Book Person: 'Prejudice' (uncredited)
Fred Cox
Book Person: 'Pride' (uncredited)
Noel Davis
Cousin Midge - TV Personality (uncredited)
Judith Drinan
Book Person - Plato's 'Republic' (uncredited)
Kevin Eldon
Robert - First Schoolboy (uncredited)
Alan Ford
Fire Man (uncredited)
Joan Francis
Telephonist (uncredited)
Denis Gilmore
Book Person: 'The Martian Chronicles' (uncredited)
