Things to Come (1936)

Directors

William Cameron Menzies

Cast

Raymond Massey, Raymond Massey, Edward Chapman, Edward Chapman, Ralph Richardson, Margaretta Scott, Margaretta Scott, Cedric Hardwicke, Maurice Bardelle, Sophie Stewart

The story

In 1940, businessman John Cabal, living in the city of Everytown in Southern England, cannot enjoy Christmas Day as the news speaks of possible war. His guest, Harding, shares his worries, while another friend, the over-optimistic Pippa Passworthy, believes that it will not come to pass, and if it does, it will accelerate technological progress. An aerial bombing raid on the city that night results in general mobilisation and then global war with the unnamed enemy.

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