Fahrenheit 451
A chilly, deliberate dystopia that feels like a cautionary dream, mixing intellectual unease with moments of quiet rebellion.
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THX 1138
A cold, disorienting plunge into a sterile future, demanding patience as it slowly builds to a stark, haunting vision of escape.
About 1971 film directed by George Lucas
Genres drama, science fiction, dystopian, arthouse science fiction
Directed by George Lucas
Written by George Lucas, Walter Murch
Starring Robert Duvall, Donald Pleasence, David Ogden Stiers, Sid Haig, Ian Wolfe, Don Pedro Colley, Matthew Robbins, Maggie McOmie
Music Lalo Schifrin
Runtime 95 min
Country United States
Links TMDB · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikipedia · Wikidata
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