Things to Come (also known as Shape of Things to Come and in promotional material as H. G. Wells' Things to Come) is a 1936 British science fiction film produced by Alexander Korda, directed by William Cameron Menzies, and written by H. G. Wells. The film stars Raymond Massey, Edward Chapman, Ralph Richardson, Margaretta Scott, Cedric Hardwicke, Maurice Braddell, Sophie Stewart, Derrick De Marney, and Ann Todd.
H. G. Wells conceived his treatment as "a new story" meant to display the "social and political forces and possibilities" that he had outlined in his 1933 book The Shape of Things to Come, a work he considered less a novel than a "discussion" in fictional form that presented itself as the notes of a 22nd-century diplomat.
The film was also influenced by previous works, including his 1897 story "A Story of the Days to Come" and his 1931 work on society and economics, The Work, Wealth and Happiness of Mankind. The cultural historian Christopher Frayling called Things to Come "a landmark in cinematic design".
Things to Come (auch bekannt als Shape of Things to Come und im Werbematerial als H. G. Wells' Things to Come) ist ein britischer Science-Fiction-Film aus dem Jahr 1936, der von Alexander Korda unter der Regie von William Cameron Menzies und von H. G. Wells produziert wurde. In den Hauptrollen sind Raymond Massey, Edward Chapman, Ralph Richardson, Margaretta Scott, Cedric Hardwicke, Maurice Braddell, Sophie Stewart, Derrick De Marney und Ann Todd zu sehen.
H. G. Wells verstand seine Behandlung als "eine neue Geschichte", die die "sozialen und politischen Kräfte und Möglichkeiten" aufzeigen sollte, die er 1933 in seinem Buch The Shape of Things to Come skizziert hatte, ein Werk, das er weniger als Roman denn als "Diskussion" in fiktiver Form betrachtete, die sich als die Notizen eines Diplomaten des 22. Jahrhunderts präsentierte.
Der Film wurde auch von früheren Werken beeinflusst, darunter seine Erzählung "A Story of the Days to Come" von 1897 und sein Werk über Gesellschaft und Wirtschaft von 1931, The Work, Wealth and Happiness of Mankind. Der Kulturhistoriker Christopher Frayling nannte Things to Come "einen Meilenstein im filmischen Design".
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