Things to come / a London Film production ; produced by Alexander Korda ; directed by William Cameron Menzies.

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"Skipping through time, Things to come bears witness to world war, disease, dictatorship and finally utopia. Conceived, written and overseen by Wells himself as an adaptation of his own work."

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Criterion collection ; 660. Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Main Author:	O'Brien, Geoffrey, 1948- (Author)
Corporate Authors:	Janus Films ITV Studios London Film Productions Criterion Collection (Firm)
Other Authors:	Korda, Alexander, Sir, 1893-1956 (Film producer) Menzies, William Cameron, 1896-1957 (Film director) Massey, Raymond (Actor) Chapman, Edward, 1901-1977 (Actor) Richardson, Ralph, Sir, 1902-1983 (Actor) Scott, Margaretta (Actor) Hardwicke, Cedric, 1893-1964 (Actor) Braddell, Maurice (Actor) Stewart, Sophie, 1909-1977 (Actor) De Marney, Derrick, 1906-1978 (Actor) Todd, Ann, 1909-1993 (Actor) Argyle, Pearl, 1910-1947 (Actor) Villiers, Kenneth, 1912-1992 (Actor) Brandt, Ivan, 1903-1972 (Actor) McLaren, Anne (Actor) Hilliard, Patricia, 1916-2001 (Actor) Carson, Charles, 1885-1977 (Actor) Korda, Vincent, 1896-1979 (Set designer) Périnal, Georges, 1897-1965 (director of photography.) Bliss, Arthur, 1891-1975 (composer (expression)) Mathieson, Muir (Musical director) Armstrong, John, 1893-1973 (Costume designer) Hubert, Rene, 1895-1976 (Costume designer) Mann, Cathleen, 1896-1959 (Costume designer) Crichton, Charles, 1910-1999 (Editor of moving image work) Lyon, Francis D., 1905-1996 (Editor of moving image work) Kalat, David, 1970- (Commentator) Frayling, Christopher (interviewee (expression)) Eder, Bruce (interviewee (expression)) Moholy-Nagy, László, 1895-1946 (Artist) Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946
Language:	English
Language of the Original:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	English dialogue with optional English subtitles.
Published:	[Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, 2013.
Edition:	Special ed., full screen.
Series:	Criterion collection ; 660. Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:	Wells, H. G. > (Herbert George), > 1866-1946 > Film adaptations. War > Drama. Interplanetary voyages > Drama. Dystopian films. Feature films. Science fiction films. Fantasy films.
Genre:	Film adaptations. Drama. Feature films. Science fiction films. Fantasy films.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (20 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).
Variant Title:	H.G. Wells' Things to come
Format:	Video DVD

Description
Summary:	"Skipping through time, Things to come bears witness to world war, disease, dictatorship and finally utopia. Conceived, written and overseen by Wells himself as an adaptation of his own work."
Note:	Originally released as a motion picture in 1936. Accompanied by booklet that features an essay by critic Geoffrey O'Brien. Special features: New high-definiton digital film restoration; Audio commentary featuring film historian and writer David Kalat; Christopher Frayling on the design (interview with writer and cultural historian Christopher Frayling); Bruce Eder on the score (film historian Bruce Eder on Arthur Bliss's musical score); László Moholy-Nagy (unused footage by special effects artist Moholy-Nagy); The wandering sickness (audio recording from 1936 of a reading from H.G. Wells's writing).
Call Number:	AR8 D0158104 VideoDVD PN1995.9.S26 T455 2013 VideoDVD
Audience:	Rating: Not rated.
ISBN:	9781604657357 1604657359
Credits:	Settings designed by Vincent Korda ; photography by Georges Perinal ; music specially composed by Arthur Bliss ; musical director, Muir Mathieson ; costumes designed by John Armstrong, Rene Hubert and the Marchioness of Queensberry [Cathleen Mann] ; film editors, Charles Crichton & Francis Lyon.
System Details:	DVD; NTSC; region 1; PCM mono; 1.37:1 aspect ratio.
Cast:	Raymond Massey, Edward Chapman, Ralph Richardson, Margaretta Scott, Cedric Hardwicke, Maurice Braddell, Sophie Stewart, Derrick DeMarney, Ann Todd, Pearl Argyle, Kenneth Villiers, Ivan Brandt, Anne McLaren, Patricia Hilliard, Charles Carson.