Fahrenheit 451
François Truffaut
In an unspecified country, at an unspecified time, reading is strictly forbidden on the pretext that it stops people from being happy. The sole mission of the fire brigade is to track down people who own books and reduce them to ash. Guy Montag, a zealous fireman and citizen who respects institutions, meets Clarisse a young teacher who makes his doubt his function. Little by little, he is won over by the love of books.
With : Oskar Werner, Julie Christie, Cyril Cusack, Anton Diffring
Screenplay : François Truffaut d'après le roman "Fahrenheit 451" de Ray Bradbury
Image : Nicholas Roeg
Sound : Bob McPhee, Gordon K. McCallum
Music : Bernard Herrmann
Editing : Thom Noble
Decors : Syd Cain
Screenplay : François Truffaut d'après le roman "Fahrenheit 451" de Ray Bradbury
Image : Nicholas Roeg
Sound : Bob McPhee, Gordon K. McCallum
Music : Bernard Herrmann
Editing : Thom Noble
Decors : Syd Cain
Production : Mickey Delamar, Lewis Allen
Although Truffaut had reservations about the final result, Ray Bradbury, on the other hand, was thrilled and said on leaving a screening: "How rare it is for a writer to go into a cinema and see their own novel adapted onto the screen so faithfully and captivatingly. Truffaut gave me a new artistic form for my work, preserving the original spirit. I am deeply grateful".