Fahrenheit 451 (1966)
What if you had no right to read?
112 min
In the future, the government maintains control of public opinion by outlawing literature and maintaining a group of enforcers, known as “firemen,” to perform the necessary book burnings. Fireman Montag begins to question the morality of his vocation…
- Release date
- September 15, 1966
- Country of origin
- France, United Kingdom
- Budget
- $1,500,000
- Box office
- $2,000,000
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Cast
- Julie Christie as Clarisse
- Oskar Werner as Guy Montag
- Cyril Cusack as Captain Beatty
- Anton Diffring as Fabian
- Jeremy Spenser as Man with the Apple
- Bee Duffell as Book Woman
- Alex Scott as Book Person: 'The Life of Henry Brulard'
- Gillian Aldam as Judoka Woman
- Michael Balfour as Book Person: Machiavelli's 'The Prince'
- Ann Bell as Doris (uncredited)
- Arthur Cox as Male Nurse (uncredited)
- Noel Davis as Cousin Midge - TV Personality (uncredited)
- Kevin Eldon as Robert - First Schoolboy (uncredited)
- Alan Ford as Fire Man (uncredited)
- Denis Gilmore as Book Person: 'The Martian Chronicles' (uncredited)
- David Glover as Book Person: 'The Pickwick Papers' (uncredited)
- Caroline Hunt as Helen (uncredited)
- Mark Lester as Second Schoolboy (uncredited)
- Eric Mason as Male Nurse (uncredited)
- Julie Christie as Linda Montag
- Anton Diffring as Headmistress
- Alfie Bass as Book Person: 'The Prince'
Crew
- François Truffaut · Director
- François Truffaut · Writer
- Jean-Louis Richard · Writer
- Ray Bradbury · Writer
- Lewis M. Allen · Producer
- Bernard Herrmann · Composer
- Nicolas Roeg · Cinematographer
- Thom Noble · Editor
- Syd Cain · Production designer
- Tony Walton · Production designer