The Time Machine (1960)
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- G
- 1h 43min
- Adventure, Romance
- 25 Aug 1960 (Canada)
- Movie
- Won 1 Oscar. Another 1 nomination.
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Cast verified as complete
Rod Taylor | ... |
H. George Wells
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Alan Young | ... |
David Filby / James Filby
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Yvette Mimieux | ... |
Weena
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Sebastian Cabot | ... |
Dr. Philip Hillyer
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Tom Helmore | ... |
Anthony Bridewell
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Whit Bissell | ... |
Walter Kemp
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Doris Lloyd | ... |
Mrs. Watchett
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Bob Barran | ... |
Eloi Man (uncredited)
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Paul Frees | ... |
Talking Rings (uncredited) (voice)
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Mike Hitlner | ... |
Eloi Man (uncredited)
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Josephine Powell | ... |
Eloi Girl (uncredited)
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James Skelly | ... |
Second Eloi Man (uncredited)
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Directed by
George Pal |
Written by
David Duncan | ... | (screenplay) |
H.G. Wells | ... | (novel) |
Produced by
George Pal | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
Russell Garcia | ... | (music score) |
Cinematography by
Paul Vogel | ... | director of photography (as Paul C. Vogel) |
Editing by
George Tomasini |
Editorial Department
Charles K. Hagedon | ... | color consultant |
Art Direction by
George W. Davis | ... | (as George Davis) |
William Ferrari |
Set Decoration by
F. Keogh Gleason | ... | (set decorations) (as Keogh Gleason) |
Henry Grace | ... | (set decorations) |
Makeup Department
Sydney Guilaroff | ... | hair stylist |
John Truwe | ... | makeup artist |
William Tuttle | ... | makeup creator |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
William Shanks | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
Mentor Huebner | ... | production illustrator (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Franklin Milton | ... | recording supervisor |
Van Allen James | ... | sound editor (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
Wah Chang | ... | special photographic effects |
Gene Warren | ... | special photographic effects |
Howard A. Anderson | ... | additional special effects/optical effects (uncredited) |
Tim Baar | ... | special photographic effects (uncredited) |
Bill Brace | ... | matte artist (uncredited) |
Jim Danforth | ... | assistant animator (uncredited) / visual effects assistant (uncredited) |
Tom Holland | ... | stop-motion animator (uncredited) |
Phil Kellison | ... | optical effects cameraman (uncredited) |
David Pal | ... | stop-motion animator (uncredited) |
Ralph Rodine | ... | assistant camera: stop-motion (uncredited) |
Don Sahlin | ... | stop-motion animator (uncredited) |
Music Department
Alex Alexander | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
Russell Garcia | ... | conductor (uncredited) |
Virginia Majewski | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
Max Rabinowitz | ... | musician: piano (uncredited) |
Uan Rasey | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
Milton Raskin | ... | musician: piano (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Reynold Brown | ... | movie poster art (uncredited) |
George Pal | ... | morlock designer (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- George Pal Productions
- Galaxy Films Inc. (made by)
Distributors
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1960) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1960) (United States) (theatrical) (released by)
- Metro (1960) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1960) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1960) (France) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1960) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1960) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1960) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1960) (India) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1960) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer de Mexico (1960) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1961) (Finland) (theatrical)
- National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1965) (United States) (tv)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1968) (Spain) (theatrical)
- TF1 (1975) (France) (tv) (dubbed version) (monochrome broadcast)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (1983) (Finland) (tv)
- Audio Visual Enterprises (1987) (Greece) (VHS)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1988) (United States) (VHS)
- MGM Home Entertainment (1993) (Australia) (VHS) (through 'Warner Home Video')
- Warner Home Video (1993) (Australia) (VHS) (through 'MGM/UA Home Video')
- Turner Entertainment (1996) (United States)
- Chapel Distribution (1997) (Australia) (theatrical) (35mm print Technicolor)
- Warner Home Video (2001) (Germany) (DVD)
- Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2002) (Finland) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD) (snap case)
- Warner Home Video (2002) (United Kingdom) (DVD) (snap case)
- Warner Home Vídeo (2002) (Brazil) (DVD)
- Warner Home Vídeo (2002) (Brazil) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (2006) (United States) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2014) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Epoca (Argentina) (VHS)
- MGM Home Entertainment (United States) (video) (LaserDisc)
- Vídeo Arte (Brazil) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- MGM Home Entertainment (VHS package design)
- Private Island Audio (soundtrack)
- Turner Entertainment (VHS package design)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
On January 5, 1900, a disheveled looking H.G. Wells - George to his friends - arrives late to his own dinner party. He tells his guests of his travels in his time machine, the work about which his friends knew. They were also unbelieving, and skeptical of any practical use if it did indeed work. George knew that his machine was stationary in geographic position, but he did not account for changes in what happens over time to that location. He also learns that the machine is not impervious and he is not immune to those who do not understand him or the machine's purpose. George tells his friends that he did not find the Utopian society he so wished had developed. He mentions specifically a civilization several thousand years into the future which consists of the subterranean morlocks and the surface dwelling eloi, who on first glance lead a carefree life. Despite all these issues, love can still bloom over the spread of millennia. Written by Huggo |
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Taglines | You Will Orbit into the Fantastic Future! See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $750,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | Alan Young (David Filby/James Filby) is the only actor to appear in both this film and the remake, The Time Machine (2002). See more » |
Goofs | In the great hall whenever George is inside, you see parallel and perpendicular white lines painted on the floor. The table arrangements do not conform to any arrangement that fits these lines. This is because the set was constructed over a studio parking lot and they did not put down a floor covering. The revealing parking lines are simply ignored. This info came from a special effects veteran who was on the set during the filming of these scenes. See more » |
Movie Connections | Edited into The Project Deephole Affair (1966). See more » |
Quotes |
Filby:
Which three books would you have taken? See more » |