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The Machine Stops
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The Machine Stops 1966 Directed by Philip Saville

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?

Production Country United Kingdom
Language English
Spoken Language English
Production Company BBC TV
Release Date 6 October 1966
50 mins
Cast
Yvonne Mitchell
Yvonne Mitchell Vashti
Michael Gothard
Michael Gothard Kuno
Niké Arrighi
Niké Arrighi Airship Attendant
Jonathan Hansen
Jonathan Hansen Airship Passenger
Jane Jordan Rogers
Jane Jordan Rogers Friend (voice)
Lucy Hill
Lucy Hill Girl
Crew
Director
Philip Saville
Philip Saville
Producer
Irene Shubik
Irene Shubik
Composer
Brian Hodgson
Brian Hodgson
Editor
Les Newman
Les Newman
Visual Effects
Michealjohn Harris
Michealjohn Harris
Story
E.M. Forster
E.M. Forster
Music
Norman Kay
Norman Kay