DramaScience Fiction

Things to Come

- The future is here!

The story of a century: a decades-long second World War leaves plague and anarchy, then a rational state rebuilds civilization and attempts space travel.

Release Date : 1936-03-31

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : London Films ProductionsUnited Artists

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : John Cabal / Oswald Cabal

Original Name : Raymond Massey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pippa Passworthy / Raymond Passworthy

Original Name : Edward Chapman

Gender : Male

Character Name : The Boss

Original Name : Ralph Richardson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Roxana / Rowena

Original Name : Margaretta Scott

Gender : Female

Character Name : Theotocopulos

Original Name : Cedric Hardwicke

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dr. Harding

Original Name : Maurice Braddell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Cabal

Original Name : Sophie Stewart

Gender : Female

Character Name : Richard Gordon

Original Name : Derrick De Marney

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mary Gordon

Original Name : Ann Todd

Gender : Female

Character Name : Catherine Cabal

Original Name : Pearl Argyle

Gender : Female

Character Name : Maurice Passworthy

Original Name : Kenneth Villiers

Gender : Male

Character Name : Morden Mitani

Original Name : Ivan Brandt

Gender : Male

Character Name : The Child

Original Name : Anne McLaren

Gender : Male

Character Name : Janet Gordon

Original Name : Patricia Hilliard

Gender : Female

Character Name : Great Grandfather

Original Name : Charles Carson

Gender : Male

Character Name : World Transport Official (uncredited)

Original Name : Patrick Barr

Gender : Male

Character Name : Irishman (uncredited)

Original Name : Noel Brophy

Gender : Male

Character Name : The Airman (uncredited)

Original Name : John Clements

Gender : Male

Character Name : Simon Burton (uncredited)

Original Name : Anthony Holles

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mr. Cabal (uncredited)

Original Name : Allan Jeayes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Horrie Passworthy (uncredited)

Original Name : Pickles Livingston

Gender : Male

Character Name : Celestial Body (uncredited)

Original Name : George Sanders

Gender : Male

Character Name : The Jew (uncredited)

Original Name : Abraham Sofaer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Man of the Future (uncredited)

Original Name : Terry-Thomas

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-06-19

This is a rather fanciful adaptation of the HG Wells tale. Mankind is all but obliterated by war; reduced to tribal existences - under the overly theatrical leadership of Ralph Richardson and Margaretta Scott - fighting plague, tyranny and the elements. Then they encounter Daniel Massey ("John Cabal") who helps reconcile and rebuild society to an almost Utopian level. It manages to intertwine megalomania with human aspiration; an overpoweringly rousing score and some truly Shakesperian style soliloquy. It comes to force a future upon us that is eerily portentous of an Orwellian style dictatorship; of interstellar exploration to spread our plague of self-destructive ambition to other worlds - and all, broadly speaking with the consent of the masses. Sadly, i saw a colourised version which robbed this film of almost every element of potency; indeed it rendered it little better than a very poor cartoon. It's still just about worth watching; but Massey is no Olivier and I found it all rather preposterous.