The Machine Stops (1966)
The future. The material needs of people are tended by the Machine, which makes their environment, in vast tunnels beneath the earth, comfortable and safe. But if the Machine stops, what then?
Director: Philip Saville
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Yvonne Mitchell as Vashti |
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Michael Gothard as Kuno |
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Niké Arrighi as Airship Attendant |
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Jonathan Hansen as Airship Passenger |
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Jane Jordan Rogers as Friend (voice) |
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Lucy Hill as Girl |
| Writing | E.M. Forster | Story |
| Production | Irene Shubik | Producer |
| Writing | Kenneth Cavander | Adaptation |
| Writing | Clive Donner | Adaptation |
| Directing | Philip Saville | Director |
| Sound | Brian Hodgson | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Les Newman | Editor |
| Crew | Brian Hodgson | Special Sound Effects |
| Visual Effects | Michealjohn Harris | Visual Effects |
| Sound | Norman Kay | Theme Song Performance |
| Writing | Michael Imison | Story Editor |