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The Man Who Saw Tomorrow
“He foretold our yesterdays...and tomorrows.”
7.0 / 10• 1981• 1h 30m•PG• English
DocumentaryDrama
Storyline
Hosted by Orson Welles, this documentary utilizes a grab bag of dramatized scenes, stock footage, TV news clips and interviews to ask: Did 16th century French astrologer and physician Nostradamus actually predict such events as the fall of King Louis XVI, the rise of Napoleon, the assassination of President John F. Kennedy? And are there prophecies that have yet to come true?
Cast & Crew
Orson Welles
Presenter / Narrator (voice)
Lead
Ray Laska
The Warlord
Harry Bugin
Warlord's Aide
David Burke
The Friar
Ross Evans
The President
Paul Valentine
The Secretary of State
Philip L. Clarke
Nostradamus (voice)
Queen Mary
Self (archive footage)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Robert Guenette's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Man Who Saw Tomorrow is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
