Overview

Production co: London Film Productions

►117 min (UK) □ 20 February 1936 (London) (UK)

Library synopsis: [En] Though it was a failure at the box office and is slow moving to the point of boredom at times, Things to Comr remains one of the most important Science  Fiction films of all times. Written by Phil Hardy

Director: William Cameron Menzies

Cult stars: Raymond Massey, Edward Chapman, Ralph Richardson, Margaretta Scott

Cult relevance index: ₪ 8.5 / 10

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Related videos

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Essential inner links and references

The Aurum Film Encyclopedia – Science Fiction [UK / 1995] (bk)  |  Brit Invaders [Italy / 2005] (bk)  |  Quatermass – Antologia del  Cine Fantastico Britanico [Spain / Nr. 6 - Summer 2004] (bk)  |  Midi – Minuit Fantastique [France / Nr. 7 - September 1963] (mg)  |  Mad Movies [France / Nr. 21 - August 1981] (fz)

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Gallery and video classification

Basic Card

Genre	Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Director	William Cameron Menzies
Writers	H.G. Wells
Producer	Alexander Korda
Cast	Abraham Sofaer, Allan Jeayes, Ann Todd, Anne McLaren, Anthony Holles, Aubrey Dexter, Cedric Hardwicke, Charles Carson, Clarence Rigge, Derrick De Marney, Don Gemmell, Edward Chapman, Eugene Leahy, Florence Harwood, George Sanders, Gordon Bailey, Hilda Davies, Ivan Brandt, John Clements, Kenneth Villiers, Kim Peacock, Margaretta Scott, Maurice Braddell, Noel Brophy, Patricia Hilliard, Patrick Barr, Pearl Argyle, Pickles Livingston, Ralph Richardson, Raymond Massey, Sophie Stewart, Terry-Thomas, Tony Bruce
Certification	Australia:PG / Finland:K-16 (1937) (cut) / UK:PG
Country	UK
Language	English
Release date	Austria 1936 | Poland 1936 | UK 20 February 1936 (London) | Denmark 31 March 1936 | USA 17 April 1936 (New York City, New York) | USA 2 May 1936 (Hollywood, California) | Czechoslovakia November 1936 | Finland 10 January 1937 | Portugal 5 March 1940 | West Germany 22 February 1977 (TV premiere) | West Germany 10 March 1978 | Greece 4 October 2005 (Panorama of European Cinema) | Germany 25 March 2010 (DVD premiere) (dubbed version)
Also known as	La vita futura Italy | Nel duemila guerra o pace? Italy (alternative title) | Nel 2000 non sorge il sole Italy (poster title) | A Vida Futura Portugal | Daqui a Cem Anos Brazil | Die Welt in 100 Jahren Austria | El mundo en guerra Mexico | H.G. Wells' Things to Come UK (complete title) | I mellousa zoi Greece (transliterated ISO-LATIN-1 title) | La vida futura Spain | La vie future France | Les mondes futurs France | Lo que vendrá Mexico | Lo que vendra Argentina | Mi lesz holnap? Hungary | Svet za sto let Czechoslovakia (Czech title) | The Hundred Years to Come UK (working title) | The Shape of Things to Come UK (working title) | Tiden skola komma Finland (Swedish title) | Tulevia aikoja Finland | Was kommen wird Germany | Whither Mankind UK (working title)
Filming locations	Denham Studios, Denham, Buckinghamshire, England, UK (studio) | Denham, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
Box office/business	Budget: £ 300.000 (estimated)
Production company	London Film Productions
Distribution company	United Artists Corporation (1936) (UK) (theatrical) | Mander (Italy) (theatrical) | United Artists (1936) (USA) (theatrical) | Exclusive Films (1943) (UK) (theatrical) (re-release) (edited) | Film Classics (1947) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release) | British Lion Film Corporation (1948) (UK) (theatrical) (re-release) | Hollywood Classics (1995) (USA) (VHS) | Madacy Entertainment (1998) (USA) (VHS) | Ventura Distribution (1998) (USA) (VHS) | Madacy Entertainment (1999) (USA) (DVD) | Timeless Video (1999) (USA) (VHS) | Madacy Entertainment (2000) (USA) (DVD) | Image Entertainment (2001) (USA) (DVD) | Navarre Entertainment (2002) (USA) (DVD) | Allied Artists Classic Library (2005) (USA) (DVD) | Adams Filmi (1937) (Finland) (theatrical) | Dr. Hauser & Company (1936) (Austria) (theatrical) | Aurora DVD (2006) (Brazil) (DVD) | Elephant Films (2012) (France) (video) | Englewood Entertainment (2001) (USA) (DVD) | Genius Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD) (special edition) | GoodTimes Home Video (USA) (VHS) | Hamburger Medien Haus (HMH) (2010) (Germany) (DVD) | LS Video (USA) (VHS) | Legend Films (2006) (worldwide) (DVD) | Legend Films (2008) (USA) (DVD) (special edition) | Legend Home Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD) | Network Enterprises (USA) (VHS) | Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) (1977) (West Germany) (TV) | Unknown Video (USA) (VHS) | Warner Home Video (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD) | YLE Teema (2010) (Finland) (TV) (subtitled) | Avo Film (Italy) (VHS) | Great Movies (Germany) (DVD) | Free-TV: West 3 29.10.1986 (Germany) | Free-TV: France 3 26.07.2009 (France) | network (2-Disc Special Edition) (UK) (DVD) | Pay-TV: Studio Universal 22.02.2003 (Italy)
Runtime	UK: 117 min | Italy: 102 min | Canada: 91 min (VHS version) | UK: 108 min (premiere cut) | UK: 113 min (original version) | USA: 92 min (cut version) | Spain: 100 min | Spain: 89 min (DVD)
Technical specifications	Sound Mix: Mono (Western Electric Sound System Noiseless Recording) | Color: Black and White | Aspect Ratio: 1.37 : 1 | Film negative format (mm/video inches): 35 mm | Cinematographic process: Spherical | Printed film format: 35 mm