Fahrenheit 451
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Fahrenheit 451

What if you had no right to read?

7.1 / 10 1966 1h 53mNR English
DramaScience Fiction

Storyline

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…

Cast & Crew

Julie Christie

Julie Christie

Clarisse / Linda Montag

Lead
Oskar Werner

Oskar Werner

Guy Montag

Cyril Cusack

Cyril Cusack

Captain Beatty

Anton Diffring

Anton Diffring

Fabian / Headmistress

Jeremy Spenser

Jeremy Spenser

Man with the Apple

Bee Duffell

Bee Duffell

Book Woman

Alex Scott

Alex Scott

Book Person: 'The Life of Henry Brulard'

GA

Gillian Aldam

Judoka Woman (uncredited)

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. François Truffaut's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Fahrenheit 451 is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker