Fahrenheit 451

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7.2/10

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Drama Sci-Fi

In an oppressive future, a fireman whose duty is to destroy all books begins to question his task.In an oppressive future, a fireman whose duty is to destroy all books begins to question his task.In an oppressive future, a fireman whose duty is to destroy all books begins to question his task.

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IMDb RATING

7.2/10

46K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 4 nominations total

Judoka Woman
(uncredited)

Michael Balfour

Book Person: Machiavelli's 'The Prince'
(uncredited)

Alfie Bass

Book Person: 'The Prince'
(uncredited)

Ann Bell

Doris
(uncredited)

Yvonne Blake

Book Person: 'The Jewish Question'
(uncredited)

Arthur Cox

Male Nurse
(uncredited)

Frank Cox

Book Person: 'Prejudice'
(uncredited)

Fred Cox

Book Person: 'Pride'
(uncredited)

Noel Davis

Cousin Midge - TV Personality
(uncredited)

Judith Drinan

Book Person - Plato's 'Republic'
(uncredited)

Kevin Eldon

Robert - First Schoolboy
(uncredited)

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Trivia
The film's credits are spoken, not read, in keeping with the film's theme of destruction of reading material.

Goofs
After Montag comes out of the first raid to burn the books, the placement of the fire protective clothing (helmet and gloves) are unnatural movements and appear to be a reverse run of film footage. This is further compounded by the fact that he walks backwards to get the flamethrower which has flame entering the nozzle instead of leaving the nozzle.

Quotes
Guy Montag: To learn how to find, one must first learn how to hide.

Crazy credits
The beginning credits are spoken instead of written on the screen.

Alternate versions
Originally Noel Davis (who plays Cousin Midge) did the opening voice over. In the current version it is done by Alex Scott ("The Life of Henry Brulard" Book Person).

Connections
Featured in Night Gallery: The Different Ones/Tell David.../Logoda's Heads (1971)

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Brilliant...

"Fahrenheit 451" is a Drama - Sci-Fi movie in which we watch a fireman whose main job is to collect and burn books starting to question his main task. In this future everything is different and books are forbidden.

I found this movie very interesting because it was based on a very clever idea and it was presented equally well. The direction which was made by François Truffaut was very good and he presented both the future from his perspective and his main characters. In addition to this, he presented some very important subjects and addressed them in a different way, something that made the movie even more interesting. The interpretations of both Julie Christie who played as Clarisse / Linda Montag and Oskar Werner who played as Guy Montag were very good and their combination worked very well. Finally, I have to say that "Fahrenheit 451" is an interesting movie and I highly recommend everyone to watch it.