Fahrenheit 451 (1966)

What if you had no right to read?

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Movie Details

Series
100 Years of Dystopia
Director
François Truffaut
Runtime
1 h 53 min
Release Date
7 September 1966
Genres
Drama, Science Fiction
Overview
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…
Podcast Release Date:
Jan 06, 2023

100 Years of Dystopia Series Episode 4

The Arson Chronicles

Author Ray Bradbury turns up the temperature on censorship and nuclear panic to Fahrenheit 451 degrees with his acclaimed 1953 novel about a book-burning dystopia.  But did French New Wave director Francois Truffaut torch those literary ambitions with his Mod movie adaptation?  And does fireman of the future Guy Montag receive the third degree from pill-popping wife Julie Christie for daring to pick up Charles Dickens, or for pointing his nozzle at a lookalike anarchist librarian? Hear the storied words of Arnie, Jakob, and Stuart when you Donate for Gold Level.

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