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The Final Programme is a 1973 British fantasy science fiction film directed by Robert Fuest, and starring Jon Finch and Jenny Runacre. It was based on the 1968 Jerry Cornelius novel of the same name by Michael Moorcock. It was distributed in the United States and elsewhere as The Last Days of Man on Earth.
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- John Goldstone, Sandy Lieberson
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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- Robert Fuest
- R
- Jon Finch, Jenny Runacre, Sterling Hayden
A man in black (Jon Finch) and a wily redhead (Jenny Runacre) match wits to gain immortality in a world of the future.
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- Robert Fuest
- R
- Jon Finch
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.
Final Programme, The, Last Days of Man on Earth. MPAA Rating. Release Date. 1973. Technical Specs. Duration. 1h 21m. Sound. Mono. Color (Technicolor) TCM Emails. 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.
- Robert Fuest
- George Coulouris
1 hr 21 mins. Comedy, Science Fiction. R. Watchlist. Doomsday allegory about a future society awaiting a new messiah. Jon Finch, Jenny Runacre, Sterling Hayden, Harry Andrews, Hugh Griffith. Also...
Culture magazines. The Final Programme. views 1,283,009 updated. The Final Programme ★★½ The Last Days of Man on Earth 1973. In this futuristic story, a man must rescue his sister—and the world—from their brother, who holds a microfilmed plan for global domination.
