The Time Machine (1960 film)

The Time Machine
Theatrical release half-sheet display poster by Reynold Brown
Directed by	George Pal
Screenplay by	David Duncan
Based on	The Time Machine 1895 novel by H. G. Wells
Produced by	George Pal
Starring	Rod Taylor Alan Young Yvette Mimieux Sebastian Cabot Whit Bissell
Narrated by	Rod Taylor
Cinematography	Paul C. Vogel
Edited by	George Tomasini
Music by	Russell Garcia
Production companies	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[1] Galaxy Films[1]
Distributed by	Loew's[1]
Release date	August 17, 1960 (1960-08-17)[2]
Running time	103 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$829,000[3] or $827,000[4]
Box office	$2.61 million[3]

The Time Machine (also marketed as H. G. Wells' The Time Machine) is a 1960 American period post-apocalyptic science fiction film based on the 1895 novella of the same name by H. G. Wells. It was produced and directed by George Pal, and stars Rod Taylor, Yvette Mimieux, and Alan Young. The story is set in Victorian England and follows an inventor who constructs a machine that enables him to travel into the distant future. Once there, he discovers that mankind's descendants have divided into two species, the passive, childlike, and vegetarian Eloi and the underground-dwelling Morlocks, who feed on the Eloi.

The film was originally released on August 17, 1960, and was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.^[2] It received the Academy Award for Best Special Effects^[5] for its time-lapse photographic effects, which show the world changing rapidly as the time traveler journeys into the future.