The Time Machine (Original title)
Date: 1960 (Copyright)Country: USADirected by: George Pal
Production company billing: ©1960 Loew's Incorporated/Galaxy Films Inc Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents a George Pal production [end] Made by Galaxy Films Inc
Synopsis: Film-fantasy about a man who has invented the Time Machine, goes forward into the future and finds happiness.
Genre: Science Fiction
Subject: Time travel
Title: 'There's something very familiar about all this': time machines, cultural tangents, and mastering time in H.G. Wells's The Time Machine and the Back to the Future trilogyAuthor: NI FHLAINN, SorchaArticle type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Explores the treatment of time travel in H.G. Wells's novella 'The Time Machine' (1895), George Pal's 1960 film adaptation of the text and the 'Back to the Future' film trilogy (1985, 1989, 1990). Discusses the cultural preoccupations articulated by each of these narratives, and suggests that the 'Back to the Future' trilogy functions as an adaptation and reimagining of the earlier texts for a 1980s audience.
In: Quarterly Review of Film and Video v26 n2 2009 Pages: 155-166
Title: R is for race, not rocket: black representation in...Author: NAMA, Adilifu Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Explores the portrayal of black characters in US science fic tion films, with reference to many films including THE TIME MACHINE, STAR WARS, BLADE RUNNER and THE MATRIX. "...American science fiction cinema".
In: Spectator v28 n2 Autumn 2008 Pages: 61-72
Title: Travels in Flicker-Time (Madre!)Author: BRUCKNER, René Thoreau Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Part of a whole issue on the instant in time, this article looks at The FLICKER and The TIME MACHINE.
In: StarBurst vSpec. n68 Time travel Pages: 124-125
Title: Top Travel Tips for Time Tourists #10Author: WORLEY, Alec Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Part of a whole issue on time travel, this article looks at The TIME MACHINE.
In: StarBurst vSpec. n68 Time travel Pages: 28-32,34
Title: Memories of The Time MachineAuthor: SPELLING, Ian Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: Part of a whole issue on time travel, Alan Young talks about working on The TIME MACHINE.
In: Cinema Retro n1 January 2005 Pages: 8-9
Title: Benson turns back the clock - 1960Author: BENSON, Raymond Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: The author briefly examines the cinema of 1960 and lists his top ten favourite films from that year.
In: StarBurst n286 June 2002 Page: 55
Title: The TIME MACHINEAuthor: WOODHAMS, Ben Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
Description: George Pal's.
In: Sight and Sound v12 n8 August 2002 Page: 62
Title: Home movies: reviewsAuthor: WALTERS, Ben Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: StarBurst n279 November 2001 Pages: 42-45
Title: Tempus ex machinaAuthor: JANKIEWICZ, Pat Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Director Simon Wells talks about his live action début film, The TIME MACHINE, whose inspiration was provided by George Pal 1960 movie.
In: StarBurst n215 July 1996 Page: 55
Title: VideofileAuthor: BASSOM, David Article type: NoteLanguage: English
Description: video note
In: Literature/Film Quarterly v17 n3 1989 Pages: 177-187
Title: [Literature/Film Quarterly - v17 n3 1989: no known title]Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: "Ask what you can do for your country": the film version of H.G. Well's 'The Time Machine' and the Cold War.
In: Cahiers du Cinéma v20 n119 May 1961 Pages: 42-46
Title: [Cahiers du Cinéma - v20 n119 May 1961: no known title]Language: French
In: American Cinematographer v41 n8 August 1960 Page: 490
Title: [American Cinematographer - v41 n8 August 1960: no known title]Language: English
Description: Art. on the photography.
In: The Film Daily v117 n138 19 Jul 1960 Page: 10
Title: [The Film Daily - v117 n138 19 Jul 1960: no known title]Language: English
In: The Daily Cinema n8343 12 Aug 1960 Page: 4
Title: [The Daily Cinema - n8343 12 Aug 1960: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v27 n320 September 1960 Page: 127
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v27 n320 September 1960: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 20 Jul 1960
Title: [Variety - 20 Jul 1960: no known title]Language: English
In: The Hollywood Reporter v160 n49 11 Jul 1960 Page: 3
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v160 n49 11 Jul 1960: no known title]Language: English
In: Kine Weekly n2758 11 Aug 1960 Page: 10
Title: [Kine Weekly - n2758 11 Aug 1960: no known title]Language: English
In: Motion Picture Herald v220 n4 23 Jul 1960 Page: 780
Title: [Motion Picture Herald - v220 n4 23 Jul 1960: no known title]Language: English
In: Pages: 34-37
Title: [ - : no known title]
Description: Article on the special effects work on the film by Projects Unlimited.
Author: SMITH, Don G Pages: vii, 197 p.
Title: Alien identities: exploring differences in film and fiction
Author: CARTMELL, Deborah Pages: vi-ix, 197p.
Title: The English novel and the movies
Author: Klein, Michael Pages: 383p.
Description: the ADVENTURES OF ROBINSON CRUSOE pp. 1-27 APOCALYPSE NOW pp. 211-217 BARRY LYNDON pp. 95-107 BECKY SHARP pp. 108-120 A CHRISTMAS CAROL pp. 121-131 DAVID COPPERFIELD pp. 132-142 DOCTOR JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE pp. 165-179 FRANKENSTEIN pp. 52-66 GREAT EXPECTATIONS pp. 143-154 JANE EYRE pp. 83-94 LADY CHATTERLEY'S LOVER pp. 268-278 NOSFERATU pp. 197-210 PASSAGES FROM FINNEGANS WAKE pp. 301-312 A PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST AS A YOUNG MAN pp. 279-290 SABOTAGE pp. 218-227 SONS AND LOVERS pp. 235-247 The TIME MACHINE pp. 187-196 ULYSSES pp. 291-300 The VIRGIN AND THE GYPSY pp. 257-267
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(3)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 9215 FeetStock date: 1981BFI identifier: C-965013
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Film materials(3)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveSound: CombinedLength: 9223 FeetBFI identifier: C-1329296
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: AcetateSound: CombinedLength: 9022 FeetBFI identifier: C-172115
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 9215 FeetStock date: 1981BFI identifier: C-965013
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Date: 1960 (Copyright)Country: USADirected by: George Pal
Production company billing: ©1960 Loew's Incorporated/Galaxy Films Inc Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents a George Pal production [end] Made by Galaxy Films Inc
Synopsis: Film-fantasy about a man who has invented the Time Machine, goes forward into the future and finds happiness.
Genre: Science Fiction
Subject: Time travel
Credits
(26)
©/Production Company: Galaxy Films, Presented by: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Producer: George Pal, Assistant Director: William Shanks, Screenplay by: David Duncan, Based on the novel by: H.G. Wells, Director of Photography: Paul C. Vogel, Colour Consultant: Charles K. Hagedon, Special Photographic Effects: Gene Warren, Special Photographic Effects: Wah Chang, [Special Photographic Effects]: Tim Baar, [Stop-motion/Paintings]: Bill Brace, [Time Machine Console Animation]: David Pal, Film Editor: George Tomasini, Art Director: George Davis, Art Director: William Ferrari, [Machine Design]: William Ferrari, [Machine Design]: Mentor Huebner, George Pal, Set Decorations: Henry Grace, Keogh Gleason, Make-up Created by: William Tuttle, Hair Styles by: Sydney Guilaroff, Music Score: Russell Garcia, Recording Supervisor: Franklin Milton
Cast
(9)
Rod Taylor (George Wells, the time traveller), Alan Young (David Filby/James Filby), Yvette Mimieux (Weena), Sebastian Cabot (Dr Philip Hillyer), Tom Helmore (Anthony Bridewell), Whit Bissell (Walter Kemp), Doris Lloyd (Mrs Watchett), Peter Pal ([morlock]), Don Sahlin ([person in department store window seq.])
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(21)
In: Adaptation v9 n2 2016 Pages: 164-184Title: 'There's something very familiar about all this': time machines, cultural tangents, and mastering time in H.G. Wells's The Time Machine and the Back to the Future trilogyAuthor: NI FHLAINN, SorchaArticle type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Explores the treatment of time travel in H.G. Wells's novella 'The Time Machine' (1895), George Pal's 1960 film adaptation of the text and the 'Back to the Future' film trilogy (1985, 1989, 1990). Discusses the cultural preoccupations articulated by each of these narratives, and suggests that the 'Back to the Future' trilogy functions as an adaptation and reimagining of the earlier texts for a 1980s audience.
In: Quarterly Review of Film and Video v26 n2 2009 Pages: 155-166
Title: R is for race, not rocket: black representation in...Author: NAMA, Adilifu Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Explores the portrayal of black characters in US science fic tion films, with reference to many films including THE TIME MACHINE, STAR WARS, BLADE RUNNER and THE MATRIX. "...American science fiction cinema".
In: Spectator v28 n2 Autumn 2008 Pages: 61-72
Title: Travels in Flicker-Time (Madre!)Author: BRUCKNER, René Thoreau Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Part of a whole issue on the instant in time, this article looks at The FLICKER and The TIME MACHINE.
In: StarBurst vSpec. n68 Time travel Pages: 124-125
Title: Top Travel Tips for Time Tourists #10Author: WORLEY, Alec Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Part of a whole issue on time travel, this article looks at The TIME MACHINE.
In: StarBurst vSpec. n68 Time travel Pages: 28-32,34
Title: Memories of The Time MachineAuthor: SPELLING, Ian Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: Part of a whole issue on time travel, Alan Young talks about working on The TIME MACHINE.
In: Cinema Retro n1 January 2005 Pages: 8-9
Title: Benson turns back the clock - 1960Author: BENSON, Raymond Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: The author briefly examines the cinema of 1960 and lists his top ten favourite films from that year.
In: StarBurst n286 June 2002 Page: 55
Title: The TIME MACHINEAuthor: WOODHAMS, Ben Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
Description: George Pal's.
In: Sight and Sound v12 n8 August 2002 Page: 62
Title: Home movies: reviewsAuthor: WALTERS, Ben Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: StarBurst n279 November 2001 Pages: 42-45
Title: Tempus ex machinaAuthor: JANKIEWICZ, Pat Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Director Simon Wells talks about his live action début film, The TIME MACHINE, whose inspiration was provided by George Pal 1960 movie.
In: StarBurst n215 July 1996 Page: 55
Title: VideofileAuthor: BASSOM, David Article type: NoteLanguage: English
Description: video note
In: Literature/Film Quarterly v17 n3 1989 Pages: 177-187
Title: [Literature/Film Quarterly - v17 n3 1989: no known title]Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: "Ask what you can do for your country": the film version of H.G. Well's 'The Time Machine' and the Cold War.
In: Cahiers du Cinéma v20 n119 May 1961 Pages: 42-46
Title: [Cahiers du Cinéma - v20 n119 May 1961: no known title]Language: French
In: American Cinematographer v41 n8 August 1960 Page: 490
Title: [American Cinematographer - v41 n8 August 1960: no known title]Language: English
Description: Art. on the photography.
In: The Film Daily v117 n138 19 Jul 1960 Page: 10
Title: [The Film Daily - v117 n138 19 Jul 1960: no known title]Language: English
In: The Daily Cinema n8343 12 Aug 1960 Page: 4
Title: [The Daily Cinema - n8343 12 Aug 1960: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v27 n320 September 1960 Page: 127
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v27 n320 September 1960: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 20 Jul 1960
Title: [Variety - 20 Jul 1960: no known title]Language: English
In: The Hollywood Reporter v160 n49 11 Jul 1960 Page: 3
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v160 n49 11 Jul 1960: no known title]Language: English
In: Kine Weekly n2758 11 Aug 1960 Page: 10
Title: [Kine Weekly - n2758 11 Aug 1960: no known title]Language: English
In: Motion Picture Herald v220 n4 23 Jul 1960 Page: 780
Title: [Motion Picture Herald - v220 n4 23 Jul 1960: no known title]Language: English
In: Pages: 34-37
Title: [ - : no known title]
Description: Article on the special effects work on the film by Projects Unlimited.
Books held in BFI Reuben Library
(3)
Title: H.G. Wells on film: the utopian nightmareAuthor: SMITH, Don G Pages: vii, 197 p.
Title: Alien identities: exploring differences in film and fiction
Author: CARTMELL, Deborah Pages: vi-ix, 197p.
Title: The English novel and the movies
Author: Klein, Michael Pages: 383p.
Description: the ADVENTURES OF ROBINSON CRUSOE pp. 1-27 APOCALYPSE NOW pp. 211-217 BARRY LYNDON pp. 95-107 BECKY SHARP pp. 108-120 A CHRISTMAS CAROL pp. 121-131 DAVID COPPERFIELD pp. 132-142 DOCTOR JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE pp. 165-179 FRANKENSTEIN pp. 52-66 GREAT EXPECTATIONS pp. 143-154 JANE EYRE pp. 83-94 LADY CHATTERLEY'S LOVER pp. 268-278 NOSFERATU pp. 197-210 PASSAGES FROM FINNEGANS WAKE pp. 301-312 A PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST AS A YOUNG MAN pp. 279-290 SABOTAGE pp. 218-227 SONS AND LOVERS pp. 235-247 The TIME MACHINE pp. 187-196 ULYSSES pp. 291-300 The VIRGIN AND THE GYPSY pp. 257-267
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(3)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 9215 FeetStock date: 1981BFI identifier: C-965013
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Film materials(3)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveSound: CombinedLength: 9223 FeetBFI identifier: C-1329296
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: AcetateSound: CombinedLength: 9022 FeetBFI identifier: C-172115
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 9215 FeetStock date: 1981BFI identifier: C-965013
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)