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The Final Programme (U.S. title The Last Days of Man on Earth) is a 1973 British fantasy science fiction film directed by Robert Fuest, and starring Jon Finch and Jenny Runacre. [2] It was based on the 1968 Jerry Cornelius novel of the same name by Michael Moorcock .
Brief Synopsis. After the death of his Nobel Prize-winning father, billionaire physicist Jerry Cornelius becomes embroiled in the search for the mysterious "Final Programme", developed by his father. The programme, a design for a perfect, self-replicating human being, is contained on microfilm.
- Robert Fuest
- George Coulouris
The Final Programme: Directed by Robert Fuest. With Jon Finch, Jenny Runacre, Sterling Hayden, Harry Andrews. A trio of scientists plan to create a self-replicating, immortal, hermaphrodite using the Final Programme developed by a dead, Nobel Prize-winning scientist.
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- Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
- Robert Fuest
- 1974-08
A man in black (Jon Finch) and a wily redhead (Jenny Runacre) match wits to gain immortality in a world of the future.
- (1K)
- Robert Fuest
- R
- Jon Finch
Last Days of Man on Earth. 1973. 1 hr 21 mins. Comedy, Science Fiction. R. Watchlist. Doomsday allegory about a future society awaiting a new messiah. Jon Finch, Jenny Runacre, Sterling...
The Final Programme, released in the US as The Last Days of Man on Earth, is a defiantly strange film, a mixture of dystopian sci-fi, comedy, spy spoof, thriller and satire. The plot defies most attempts at a coherent explanation, but a rough attempt at a simple outline is possible.
The Last Days of Man on Earth. Robert Fuest’s 1973 film plays out in the world’s waning hours; Trafalgar Square is dust, the Vatican has disappeared. Jon Finch plays Jerry Cornelius, a playboy physicist with a James Bond complex.
