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The Machine Stops
The Machine Stops
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The Machine Stops

1966
50m
TV Movie
Science Fiction

Status

Released

Release

1966

Runtime

50m

Storyline

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?

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
50m
Oct 6, 1966
Languages
English
Director
Philip Saville
Philip Saville
Production
BBC TV
BBC TV
Production Countries
United Kingdom

Top Cast

6 Cast Members

Yvonne Mitchell

Yvonne Mitchell

Vashti

Michael Gothard

Michael Gothard

Kuno

Niké Arrighi

Niké Arrighi

Airship Attendant

Jonathan Hansen

Airship Passenger

Jane Jordan Rogers

Friend (voice)

Lucy Hill

Girl

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