Parts of it are colorful and imaginative, but the film flattens out toward the end.
The Time Machine
You Will Orbit into the Fantastic Future!
1960 · 1h 43m · G
Adventure, Fantasy, Romance, Science Fiction, Thriller
Directed by
George Pal
Overview
A Victorian Englishman travels to the far future and finds that humanity has divided into two hostile species.
Director and cast
- George Pal Director
- Rod Taylor as H. George Wells
- Alan Young as David Filby / James Filby
- Yvette Mimieux as Weena
- Sebastian Cabot as Dr. Philip Hilyer
- Tom Helmore as Anthony Bridewell
- Whit Bissell as Walter Kemp
- Doris Lloyd as Mrs. Watchett
- Bob Barran as Eloi Man (uncredited)
- Paul Frees as Talking Rings (voice) (uncredited)
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
The quaint time machine and Oscar-winning special effects hold one's interest initially, but the overall effect is one of glossy emptiness.
The drama, for all its invention, is creaky and a bit passe.
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