Fahrenheit 451 (1966 film)

Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	François Truffaut
Screenplay by	François Truffaut; Jean-Louis Richard;
Based on	Fahrenheit 451; by Ray Bradbury
Produced by	Lewis M. Allen
Starring	Julie Christie; Oskar Werner; Cyril Cusack; Anton Diffring; Jeremy Spenser; Alex Scott;
Cinematography	Nicolas Roeg
Edited by	Thom Noble
Music by	Bernard Herrmann
Production; companies	Anglo Enterprises; Vineyard Film Ltd.;
Distributed by	Rank Film Distributors
Release dates	15 September 1966 (France); 16 September 1966 (United Kingdom);
Running time	112 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	$1.5 million
Box office	$1 million (US/Canada rentals); 779, 811 admissions (France)

Fahrenheit 451 is a 1966 British dystopian drama film directed by François Truffaut and starring Julie Christie, Oskar Werner, and Cyril Cusack. Based on the 1953 novel of the same name by Ray Bradbury, the film takes place in a controlled society in an oppressive future, in which the government sends out firemen to destroy all literature to prevent revolution and thinking. This was Truffaut's first colour film^[5] and his only non French-language film. At the 27th Venice International Film Festival, Fahrenheit 451 was nominated for the Golden Lion.^[6]

^ "Fahrenheit 451 (1966)". British Film Institute. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
^ Alexander Walker, Hollywood, England, Stein and Day, 1974, p. 345.
^ "Big Rental Films of 1967", Variety, 3 January 1968, p. 25. Please note these figures refer to rentals accruing to the distributors.
^ Box Office information for Francois Truffaut films at Box Office Story.
^ "Out of Nothinkness". Time. 18 November 1966. Archived from the original on 4 February 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
^ "Awards for Fahrenheit 451". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 17 May 2012.