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The Machine Stops

The Machine Stops

7

2 votes

October 6, 1966

50m

TV Movie
Science Fiction

Overview

The future. The material needs of people are tended by the Machine, which makes their environment, in vast tunnels beneath the earth, comfortable and safe. But if the Machine stops, what then?

Directed by

Philip Saville

Where to watch

In United States

Not available to stream, rent, or buy in United States right now.

Cast

Yvonne Mitchell

Yvonne Mitchell

Vashti
Michael Gothard

Michael Gothard

Kuno
Niké Arrighi

Niké Arrighi

Airship Attendant
J

Jonathan Hansen

Airship Passenger
J

Jane Jordan Rogers

Friend (voice)
L

Lucy Hill

Girl

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