Fahrenheit 451 (1966) ( Fahrenheit Four Fifty One )

Fahrenheit 451 (1966) (DVD) (*)

$20.99

Alternate Title: Fahrenheit Four Fifty One
Language Selections:
English ( Mono )
French ( Mono )
French ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
France ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
108 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Featurette
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 1966 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
François Truffaut

Written By:
François Truffaut
Jean-Louis Richard

Actors:
Julie Christie ..... Clarisse
Linda Montag ..... Guy Montag
Oskar Werner ..... The Captain
Cyril Cusack ..... Fabian / Headmistress
Anton Diffring ..... Man with the Apple
Jeremy Spenser ..... Book Woman
Bee Duffell ..... Book Person: 'The Life of Henry Brulard'
Alex Scott

Synopsis:

Based on the 1951 Ray Bradbury novel of the same name. Guy Montag is a firefighter who lives in a lonely, isolated society where books have been outlawed by a government fearing an independent-thinking public. It is the duty of firefighters to burn any books on sight or said collections that have been reported by informants. People in this society including Montag's wife are drugged into compliancy and get their information from wall-length television screens. After Montag falls in love with book-hoarding Clarisse, he begins to read confiscated books. It is through this relationship that he begins to question the government's motives behind book-burning. Montag is soon found out, and he must decide whether to return to his job or run away knowing full well the consequences that he could face if captured.

In a future totalitarian and oppressive society, where books are forbidden, Guy Montag is a fireman. The mission of firemen in this society with fireproof houses is to burn books at 451o F, the temperature of combustion of paper. Montag is married to Linda, a futile woman that joins 'The Family' through the interactive television. When Montag meets Clarisse, she asks him if he has ever read a book - Montag becomes curious. He decides to steal and read a book, twisting his view of life.

In a future dystopian society, all printed materials have been banned. Enforced by the fire department - whose role it is to burn books - the attempt to create an emotionless, egalitarian society has been taken to an extreme. Guy Montag is a senior fireman who is much respected by his superiors and is in line for a promotion. He doesn't question what he does or why he does it until he meets Clarisse. As his doubts grow, he begins to steal some of the books he is meant to burn.

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