description Things to Come Overview
This 1936 British science fiction film, based on H.G. Wells’ novel, features a large ensemble cast including Raymond Massey. William Cameron Menzies directed this adaptation, notable for its innovative production design. The film explores potential future societal developments as depicted in the source material.
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info Things to Come Specifications
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year | 1936 |
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What years does Things to Come depict?
The story begins in Everytown in 1940, follows decades of war and plague, and later jumps to 1970. Its final section presents a technologically transformed society in 2036.
Who are Wings Over the World?
Wings Over the World is an international organization of engineers and aviators led by John Cabal, played by Raymond Massey. It ends local warfare and rebuilds civilization through science, aviation, and centralized authority.
Was Things to Come adapted from an H. G. Wells novel?
It was adapted from Wells's 1933 future history The Shape of Things to Come, and Wells wrote the film's screenplay. William Cameron Menzies directed the 1936 production for London Films.
How does Things to Come differ from Metropolis?
Both use monumental design to imagine future cities, but they take opposing views of technological progress. Fritz Lang's Metropolis depicts technology reinforcing class oppression, while Wells's film largely presents science as humanity's route out of war and barbarism.
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