Things to Come (1936)
Things to Come (1936)
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Cast & Crew.
Raymond Massey
John Cabal
Edward Chapman
Pippa Passworthy
Ralph Richardson
The Boss
Margaretta Scott
Roxana
H.G. Wells
Writer
Cedric Hardwicke
Theotocopulos
Maurice Braddell
Dr. Harding
Sophie Stewart
Mrs. Cabal
Kenneth Villiers
Maurice Passworthy
Ivan Brandt
Morden Mitani
Derrick De Marney
Richard Gordon
Ann Todd
Mary Gordon
Anne McLaren
The Child
Pearl Argyle
Catherine Cabal
Patricia Hilliard
Janet Gordon
Charles Carson
Great Grandfather
William Cameron Menzies
Director
Alexander Korda
Producer
Patrick Barr
World Transport Official (uncredited)
Noel Brophy
Irishman (uncredited)
Arthur Bliss
Composer
John Clements
The Airman (uncredited)
Georges Périnal
Cinematographer
Charles Crichton
Editor
Anthony Holles
Simon Burton (uncredited)
Francis D. Lyon
Editor
Allan Jeayes
Mr. Cabal (uncredited)
Pickles Livingston
Horrie Passworthy (uncredited)
George Sanders
Celestial Body (uncredited)
Abraham Sofaer
The Jew (uncredited)
Terry-Thomas
Man of the Future (uncredited)
Robert Krasker
Camera Operator
Media.
Details.
Release DateMarch 31, 1936
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 40m
Content RatingNR
Genres
Wiki.
Things to Come (also known in promotional material as H. G. Wells' Things to Come) is a 1936 British black-and-white science fiction film from United Artists, produced by Alexander Korda, directed by William Cameron Menzies, and written by H. G. Wells. The film stars Raymond Massey, Edward Chapman, Ralph Richardson, Margaretta Scott, Cedric Hardwicke, Maurice Braddell, Sophie Stewart, Derrick De Marney, and Ann Todd.
H. G. Wells conceived his treatment as "a new story" meant to display the "social and political forces and possibilities" that he had outlined in his 1933 book The Shape of Things to Come, a work he considered less a novel than a "discussion" in fictional form that presented itself as the notes of a 22nd-century diplomat. The film was also influenced by previous works, including his 1897 story "A Story of the Days to Come" and his 1931 work on society and economics, The Work, Wealth and Happiness of Mankind. The cultural historian Christopher Frayling called Things to Come "a landmark in cinematic design".