A man's vision for a utopian society is disillusioned when travelling forward into time reveals a dark and dangerous society.A man's vision for a utopian society is disillusioned when travelling forward into time reveals a dark and dangerous society.A man's vision for a utopian society is disillusioned when travelling forward into time reveals a dark and dangerous society.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 1 win & 1 nomination total
Bob Barran
- Eloi Man
- (uncredited)
Paul Frees
- Talking Rings
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Mike Hitlner
- Eloi Man
- (uncredited)
Josephine Powell
- Eloi Girl
- (uncredited)
James Skelly
- Second Eloi Man
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaYvette Mimieux was actually underage when shooting began (she turned 18 during the shoot) and was not legally supposed to work a full shooting schedule, but did. She was inexperienced, but as she worked on this film she kept getting better and better, so that by the end of the shoot the producers went back and re-shot some of her earliest scenes.
- GoofsIn the great hall whenever George is inside, parallel and perpendicular white lines are seen painted on the floor. The table arrangements do not conform to any arrangement that fits these lines. This is because the set was constructed over a studio parking lot and they did not put down a floor covering. The revealing parking lines are simply ignored. This info came from a special effects veteran who was on the set during the filming of these scenes.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Project Deephole Affair (1966)
Featured review
This is one of the best science fiction movie from the '60s. Based on H G Wells' novel, Time Machine is probably the first movie dealing with time travel.
When time travel was not mainstream topic of science fiction, this movie paved the way for interest in time travel, and also sort of gave permission for people to think about time travel, and not be considered a crack pot. Now mainstream physicist write about how real time machines can be constructed without violating the laws of physics. In this sense this movie had seminal influence in the way we think about time.
All this probably wouldn't have happened if this movie had shoddy workmanship, but the production of this movie was impeccable. Everything about this movie is beautifully made. Story is intriguing, and also presents an interesting scenario about the future of man kind.
Not only is this a historically important film, it's an excellently made movie. If you're a science fiction fan, this is one movie you need to watch.
When time travel was not mainstream topic of science fiction, this movie paved the way for interest in time travel, and also sort of gave permission for people to think about time travel, and not be considered a crack pot. Now mainstream physicist write about how real time machines can be constructed without violating the laws of physics. In this sense this movie had seminal influence in the way we think about time.
All this probably wouldn't have happened if this movie had shoddy workmanship, but the production of this movie was impeccable. Everything about this movie is beautifully made. Story is intriguing, and also presents an interesting scenario about the future of man kind.
Not only is this a historically important film, it's an excellently made movie. If you're a science fiction fan, this is one movie you need to watch.
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- H. G. Wells' The Time Machine
- Filming locations
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $750,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $5,902
- Runtime1 hour 43 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content