1936 classic sci-fi film, with screenplay by H.G. Wells.
It’s Christmas 1940 and the people of Everytown, unprepared and ill-equipped, find themselves at war against an enemy who has been planning such a conflict for years. The land is devastated by the horrors of aerial bombardment as the war drags on for thirty years, causing a period of despair, with feudal tyrants ruling a downtrodden populace suffering famine and pestilence. Can the human race rise above its desperate circumstances and build a scientific utopia!
A future history as scripted by the visionary writer H.G. Wells, Things to Come set a high benchmark for science fiction with its fantastic design, gigantic sets and spectacular special effects. Acknowledged as a landmark within the genre, Oscar-winning William Cameron Menzies (Invaders from Mars) creates an astounding vision of post-war desolation and Utopian futurism. Starring Oscar-nominated Raymond Massey (A Matter of Life and Death) as John Cabal and his descendants (yes, more than one part) and the award-winning Ralph Richardson (The Four Feathers) as The Boss, Things to Come showcases a gorgeous, and instantly recognizable score by Arthur Bliss.
A world-first, the two-disc special edition of Things to Come has been painstakingly restored in High Definition from the remaining film elements and represents the most complete version known to exist.
Special Features:
- Digital restoration of the longest existing version.
- Virtual Extended Edition – a viewing option allowing for the inclusion of text and images from long-missing and unfilmed scenes to present a tantalizing “what if?â€Â
- Audio commentary with Things to Come expert Nick Cooper.
- On Reflection: Brian Aldiss on H.G. Wells – a 25 minute documentary from 1971.
- Ralph Richardson interview by Russell Harty in 1975.
- Extensive booklet written by Nick Cooper.
- The Wandering Sickness – an original 78 rpm recording.
- Comprehensive image gallery including many rare stills.
- Merchandise image gallery.
- US re-release trailer.
