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The Shape of Things to Come is a work of science fiction by the British writer H. G. Wells. Published in 1933, it takes the form of a future history that ends in 2106.
- H. G. Wells
- 1933
A movie adaptation of H.G. Wells' novel, but with a different plot and characters. It features a madman who tries to destroy the Moon colonies with robots and a spaceship, and a scientist who tries to stop him.
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- Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
- George McCowan
- 1979-08
May 4, 1979. ( 1979-05-04) Running time. 98 minutes. Country. Canada. Language. English. H. G. Wells' The Shape of Things to Come is a 1979 Canadian science fiction film directed by George McCowan, and starring Jack Palance, Barry Morse, Nicholas Campbell, Anne-Marie Martin, Carol Lynley and John Ireland.
The Shape of Things to Come provides this 'history of the future', an account that was in some ways remarkably prescient - predicting climatic disaster and sweeping cultural changes, including a Second World War, the rise of chemical warfare, and political instabilities in the Middle East.
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- Paperback
Apr 25, 2006 · 4.2 208 ratings. See all formats and editions. The Shape of Things to Come tells of an intellectual who dies and leaves behind a "dream book" inspired by visions that are remarkably prescient. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world.
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- 1933
- H. G. Wells
- H. G. Wells
A sci-fi adventure about a mission to stop a madman from destroying the Moon colonies with his robots. The film is based on H.G. Wells' novel The Shape of Things to Come, but has little in common with it.
"There's a lot about the past. With all sorts of things I didn't know and all sorts of gaps filled in. Extraordinary things about North India and Central Asia, for instance. And also—it goes on. It's going on. It keeps on going on." "Going on?" "Right past the present time." "Sailing away into the future?" "Yes." "Is it—is it a PAPER book?"
