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Bookmark this pageThe Time Machine (1960)
Director: George Pal
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From Time Out Film Guide
Retaining the period setting but stripping away the attack on the British class system, George Pal (who made a much better job of War of the Worlds) reduces HG Wells' sci-fi novel to its bare bones. Taylor is the scientist flung forward in time to the year 802,701, where he encourages the peace-loving Elois to rise up against their subterranean enemies, the Morlocks. The quaint time machine and Oscar-winning special effects hold one's interest initially, but the overall effect is one of glossy emptiness.Author: NF
Cast & crew
Director: George Pal
Producer: George Pal
Cast: Rod Taylor, Alan Young, Yvette Mimieux, Sebastian Cabot, Tom Helmore, Whit Bissell, Doris Lloyd full cast
Genre(s): Science Fiction
Duration: 103 mins
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