Things to Come

Synopsis: Feature film. Forecasts that World War II would cause the collapse of civilisation to be replaced by a life of Arcadian simplicity. Science takes over with an invention of a ‘space gun’ which shoots people off to the moon. Screenplay by H G Wells from his novel ‘The Shape of Things to Come’, with music by Arthur Bliss. of a ‘space gun’ which shoots people off to the moon.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Film; Film. 16mm. sd. b&w. 108 min.
Technical information: Black-and-white / Sound
Year of production: 1936
Availability: Hire
Uses: Courses discussing cinema and society; 3rd-year optional courses on the structure of history.*
Subjects: Media studies
Keywords: British cinema; cinema; science fiction films