Things To Come (Special Edition) DVD, 1936

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MovieMail's Review

Digitally restored from the most complete prints available (all previous versions having been heavily cut since the original release), this new print of HG Wells's visionary paean to scientific progress has been long awaited by sci-fi fans around the world and is due to premiere in London in May.
The film opens to show Christmas, 1940, where a war scare looms over the festivities. The resulting war lasts 30 years, leaving plague-ridden ruins in its wake, and a society that has reverted to warlordism, under the uncertain rule of 'The Boss' (Ralph Richardson). However, unlike many dystopian future films made since, Things to Come holds out the hope that mankind can redeem itself through science.
The scale of the filmmakers' vision of the future, with its believable rendering of a future world, has rarely been surpassed; above all, this is a science fiction story that speaks to the nature of science itself, something most clearly postulated in its justly famous ending with Raymond Massey stating, "The universe or nothing - which shall it be?"

Milo Wakelin on 16th April 2007
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Film Information

Director - William Cameron Menzies

Produced - 1936

Main Language - English

Countries & Regions - British Film

DVD Details

Certificate:	PG	Publisher:	Network	Region:	2
Length:	94 mins	Aspect:	1.33:1	Cat No:	7952504
Format:	DVD B&W

DVD Extras

2 discs. Brand new digital restoration of the longest existing version
Virtual extended version allowing inclusion of text and images from missing scenes
Audio commentary from Nick Cooper
'On Reflection: Brian Aldiss on HG Wells (1971, 25 mins)
Ralph Richardson interviewed by Russell Harty in 1975
Extensive booklet written by Nick Cooper
The Wandering Sickness - an original 78rpm recording
Comprehensive image gallery
Merchandise image gallery
US Re-release trailer.

Film Description

A restored version of William Cameron Menzies’ sci-fi classic Things To Come, a pro-science fantasy film, showcasing the hopes and predictions of H.G. Wells, who worked closely on the script. Beginning in the then future of 1940 with the second world war, the film shows humanity's struggle against its own worst impulses over several generations, as it works towards a utopian ideal. This new edition has all its cut scenes edited back into it, making it the most complete version currently available.