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The Time Machine

1960 · 103 min

A stately, imaginative Victorian adventure that sweeps you through time with wonder, melancholy, and a touch of pulp spectacle.

Directed by: George Pal
Genres: Thriller, Adventure, Fantasy
Starring: Rod Taylor, Alan Young, Yvette Mimieux

Tagline: You Will Orbit into the Fantastic Future!
Overview: A Victorian Englishman travels to the far future and finds that humanity has divided into two hostile species.

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Directed by: George Pal
Genres: Thriller, Adventure, Fantasy
Starring: Rod Taylor, Alan Young, Yvette Mimieux

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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: exploration
class
survival
technology
fate
Places: big city
fantasy world
single country house
Era: period
Audience: family
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	5
Horror	4
Humour	3
Realism	3
Romance	4
Tension	5
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: thriller, adventure, fantasy, science fiction, romance
Directed by: George Pal
Written by: David Duncan
Starring: Rod Taylor, Alan Young, Yvette Mimieux, Sebastian Cabot, Tom Helmore, Whit Bissell, Doris Lloyd, Bob Barran
Music: Russell Garcia
Cinematography: Paul Vogel
Runtime: 103 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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