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The Man Who Saw Tomorrow

1981 · 88 min

A solemn, slightly eerie documentary that mixes dramatizations and news clips to ponder prophecy, leaving a lingering sense of unease about what might come.

Directed by
Robert Guenette
Genres
Documentary, Drama
Starring
Orson Welles, Richard Butler, Philip L. Clarke
Tagline
He foretold our yesterdays...and tomorrows.
Overview
Hosted by Orson Welles, this documentary utilizes a grab bag of dramatized scenes, stock footage, TV news clips and interviews to ask: Did 16th-century French astrologer and physician Nostradamus actually predict such events as the fall of King Louis XVI, the rise of Napoleon, the assassination of President John F. Kennedy? And are there prophecies that have yet to come true?

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Directed by
Robert Guenette
Genres
Documentary, Drama
Starring
Orson Welles, Richard Butler, Philip L. Clarke
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Tone
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • fate
  • mystery
  • faith
  • power
  • war
Places
None
Era
timeless
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • nonlinear
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Action2
Horror2
Humour1
Realism6
Romance0
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
documentary, drama
Directed by
Robert Guenette
Written by
Alan Hopgood, Robert Guenette
Starring
Orson Welles, Richard Butler, Philip L. Clarke, Ray Laska, Jason NeSmith, Howard Ackerman, Brass Adams, Terry Clotiaux
Music
Jack K. Tillar, William Loose
Runtime
88 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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