The Machine Stops
1966 | 50m | English
Popularity: 0.1 (history)
| Director: | Philip Saville |
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| Writer: | E.M. Forster, Kenneth Cavander, Clive Donner |
| Staring: |
| The future. The material needs of people are tended by the Machine, which makes their environment, in vast tunnels beneath the earth, comfortable and safe. But if the Machine stops, what then? | |
| Release Date: | Oct 06, 1966 |
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| Director: | Philip Saville |
| Writer: | E.M. Forster, Kenneth Cavander, Clive Donner |
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| Production Companies | BBC TV |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 21, 2026 Entered: May 19, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Yvonne Mitchell | Vashti |
| Michael Gothard | Kuno |
| Niké Arrighi | Airship Attendant |
| Jonathan Hansen | Airship Passenger |
| Jane Jordan Rogers | Friend (voice) |
| Lucy Hill | Girl |
| Name | Job |
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| Philip Saville | Director |
| E.M. Forster | Story |
| Kenneth Cavander | Adaptation |
| Clive Donner | Adaptation |
| Brian Hodgson | Special Sound Effects, Original Music Composer |
| Les Newman | Editor |
| Michealjohn Harris | Visual Effects |
| Norman Kay | Theme Song Performance |
| Name | Title |
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| Irene Shubik | Producer |
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