# Fahrenheit 451 (1966)

> A fireman tasked with destroying books awakens to the tyranny behind his society’s manufactured happiness and risks everything to preserve forbidden thought.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/1145

## Facts

- Runtime: 113 min
- Genres: Drama, Science Fiction
- Director: François Truffaut
- Cast: Julie Christie, Oskar Werner, Cyril Cusack, Anton Diffring, Jeremy Spenser, Bee Duffell, Alex Scott, Gillian Aldam
- TMDB rating: 7.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060390/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: brooding, eerie, sardonic, late night viewing, literary film discussion

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- [A Clockwork Orange (1971)](https://ember.film/movie/151)

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