HG Wells: War with the World
Synopsis
HG Wells wrote his four best-known works, The Time Machine, The War of the Worlds, The Invisible Man and the Island of Dr Moreau in the space of just four years from the age of 29. His fame only increased with the eerily prophetic non-fiction writing which followed. Wells predicted the invention of tanks, nuclear war, biological warfare, television and the internet. Wells’ celebrity status enabled his pursuit of free love, winning him lovers like novelist Rebecca West and the enigmatic Russian Moura Budberg. It also gave him unprecedented access to world leaders like Roosevelt and Stalin.
This story tells the story of Wells’ transformation from self-confident womaniser, socialist radical and young literary prophet to burdened missionary, dedicated to creating a World State that will avert man’s headlong course towards imminent annihilation.
Details
- Year
- 2008
- Type of film
- Features
- Running time
- 100 mins
- Format
- Super 16mm
- Director
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James Kent
- Producer
- Leanne Klein, Sias Wilson
- Editor
- Gregor Lyon
- Screenwriter
- James Kent
- Director of Photography
- Michael John
- Production Designer
- Michael John
- Sound
- Lawrence Gardner
- Music
- Nick Powell
- Principal cast
- Michael Sheen, Sally Hawkins, Sarah Winman, Dermot Crowley, Branka Katic, Jacek Koman, Kenneth Jay, Michael Cochrane, Rebecca Ramsden, Elizabeth Elvin, Keir Charles, Abigail Davies, Roger Heathcott, Thomas Fisher, Lady Sara Rönneke, Chris Wilson
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Production Status
Production Company
Wall to Wall
8-9 Spring PlaceKentish Town
London
NW5 3ER
UK
T +44 (0)20 7485 7424
mail@walltowall.co.uk
Sales Company
Wall to Wall
8-9 Spring PlaceKentish Town
London
NW5 3ER
UK
T +44 (0)20 7485 7424
mail@walltowall.co.uk
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