The Time Machine (1960 film)

The Time Machine
Directed byGeorge Pal
Screenplay byDavid Duncan
Based onThe Time Machine
1895 novel
by H. G. Wells
Produced byGeorge Pal
Starring
Narrated byRod Taylor
CinematographyPaul C. Vogel
Edited byGeorge Tomasini
Music byRussell Garcia
Production
companies
Distributed byLoew's[1]
Release date
  • August 17, 1960 (1960-08-17)[2]
Running time
103 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$829,000[3] or $827,000[4]
Box office$2.61 million[3]

The Time Machine (also marketed as H. G. Wells' The Time Machine) is a 1960 American period post-apocalyptic science fiction film based on the 1895 novella of the same name by H. G. Wells. It was produced and directed by George Pal, and stars Rod Taylor, Yvette Mimieux, and Alan Young. The story is set in Victorian England and follows an inventor who constructs a machine that enables him to travel into the distant future. Once there, he discovers that mankind's descendants have divided into two species, the passive, childlike, and vegetarian Eloi and the underground-dwelling Morlocks, who feed on the Eloi.

The film was originally released on August 17, 1960, and was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.[2] It received the Academy Award for Best Special Effects[5] for its time-lapse photographic effects, which show the world changing rapidly as the time traveler journeys into the future.

  1. ^ a b c "The Time Machine (1960)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Archived from the original on February 21, 2019. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "The Time Machine - Details". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Archived from the original on May 23, 2018. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
  3. ^ a b The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
  4. ^ Scheuer, Philip K. (8 June 1970). "Patience Key to Pal Success". Los Angeles Times. p. e19.
  5. ^ "The 33rd Academy Awards". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 5 October 2014. Archived from the original on 2018-09-14. Retrieved 2019-07-16.

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