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"H.G. Wells' prophetic vision of the future from the destruction of society by a great war (1940-1966) into an ideal future of 2036 that is full of mechanical marvels. Climax is moon shot from a huge cannon."@en
"A science fiction fantasy about the world after a war."@en
"Prophetically, the story in this landmark science fiction begins with the outbreak of World War II in 1940, shifts to the mid-sixties when Everytown is in ruins and ruled by a warlord and finally to 2036 where Everytown is a peaceful, prosperous but uninspiring technological Utopia. The characters, particularly Cabal, are little more than mouthpieces for Wells' now dated philosophising (he had a naive faith in science and scientists). The special effects are sometimes clumsy and the drama tends to be ponderous - it has been re-edited several times. What is still striking is a remarkable coherence and consistency of design, a certain visual grandeur which reflects Menzies' background as one of Hollywood's leading set designers."@en
""Une guerre globale est déclenchée en 1940. Cette guerre s'éternise sur plusieurs décennies jusqu'au moment où la plupart des survivants, quasiment tous nés après le commencement de la guerre, ne savent même plus qui a commencé le conflit ni pourquoi. La production industrielle a cessé et la société a rétrogradé et s'est divisée en communautés primitives localisées. En 1966, une épidémie de peste vient encore réduire le nombre de Terriens, qui ne sont plus que quelques poignées. Un jour, un curieux aéroplane atterrit près de l'une de ces communautés. Le pilote parle d'une organisation occupée à rebâtir la civilisation et qui parcourt le monde pour reciviliser les groupes de survivants. De grands chantiers sont entrepris durant les décennies qui suivent, jusqu'à ce que la société soit de nouveau grande et puissante. La population mondiale vit à présent dans des villes souterraines. En l'an 2035, à la veille du premier voyage de l'homme sur la Lune, une nouvelle insurrection populaire progresse à nouveau -- celle-là même qui selon certains aurait causé les guerres du passé --, se trouve des partisans, et devient plus violente--"--Site web Wikipédia."
"Summary: An intriguing and critically acclaimed adaptation of H.G . Wells' futuristic novel The shape of things to come. Wells provides a chillingly accurate forecast of World War and halocaust, the atomic bomb, and a vision of the next century."
"Tale of the future, this is the story of Everytown from 1936-2036."@en
"A devastating war in 1940 leaves civilization in ruins. Science leads the world to recovery after decades of war but still must meet the threat of ignorance."@en
"A classic science fiction fantasy about the world after a devastating war. Science leads the world to recovery after decades of war, but still must meet the threat of ignorance."@en
"After a 25 year war destroys civilization, a group of scientific supermen set out to build a new one in this science fiction film. Decades later, their progress is threatened by a reactionary who urges the masses to rise up in protest."
"After a 25 year war destroys civilization, a group of scientific supermen set out to build a new one in this science fiction film. Decades later, their progress is threatened by a reactionary who urges the masses to rise up in protest."@en
"A classic science fiction fantasy about the world after a devastating war. Science leads the world to recovery after decades of war but still must meet the threat of ignorance."@en
"A classic science fiction fantasy about the world after a devastating war. Science leads the world to recovery after decades of war but still must meet the threat of ignorance."
"This screen adaptation by H.G. Wells based on his The Shape of things to come is a classic science fiction fantasy about the world after a devastating war. Science leads the world to recovery after decades of war but still must meet the threat of ignorance."@en
"A hundred-year journey beginning with the start of a war that leaves the world living in underground cities, and ends in 2036 A.D. when a man and a woman are rocketed to the moon."
"A hundred-year journey beginning with the start of a war that leaves the world living in underground cities, and ends in 2036 A.D. when a man and a woman are rocketed to the moon."@en
"This screen adaptation by H.G. Wells based on his The Shape of thngs to come is a classic science fiction fantasy about the world after a devastating war. Science leads the world to recovery after decades of war but still must meet the threat of ignorance."@en
"A classic science fiction fantasy about the world after a devastating war. Science leads the world to recovery after decades of war but still must meet the threat of ignorances."@en
""Skipping through time, Things to come bears witness to world war, disease, dictatorship and finally utopia. Conceived, written and overseen by Wells himself as an adaptation of his own work.""@en