Fahrenheit 451

1966 · 1h53 · Film

Directed by François Truffaut

Starring Julie Christie, Oskar Werner, Cyril Cusack, Anton Diffring, Jeremy Spenser, Bee Duffell, Alex Scott, Gillian Aldam, Michael Balfour, Ann Bell

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In the future, the government maintains control of public opinion by outlawing literature and maintaining a group of enforcers, known as “firemen,” to perform the necessary book burnings. Fireman Montag begins to question the morality of his vocation…

Original language

English

Screenplay

François Truffaut, Jean-Louis Richard, Ray Bradbury

Music

Bernard Herrmann

Cinematography

Nicolas Roeg

Cast

Anton Diffring, Jeremy Spenser, Bee Duffell, Alex Scott, Gillian Aldam, Michael Balfour, Ann Bell, Yvonne Blake, Arthur Cox

Updated July 22, 2026

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