Fahrenheit 451
(DVD)

Originally released as a motion picture in 1966.

Based on the novel by Ray Bradbury.

Special features: the novel, a discussion with author Ray Bradbury; the making of Fahrenheit 451; feature commentary with Julie Christie; the music of Fahrenheit 451; the original title sequence of feature; photo poster gallery; theatrical trailer.

Director of photography, Nicholas Roeg ; film editor, Thom Noble ; music, Bernard Herrmann.

Julie Christie, Oskar Werner, Cyril Cusack, Anton Diffring, Jeremy Spenser, Alex Scott.

Montag, a regimented fireman in charge of burning the forbidden volumes, meets a revolutionary school teacher who dares to read. Suddenly he finds himself a hunted fugitive, forced to choose not only between two women, but between personal safety and intellectual freedom.

In a future when books are banned and destroyed by the government, a fireman in charge of the burning becomes involved with a schoolteacher who flaunts the law by collecting and reading books.

DVD format, Dolby digital 2.0 mono., widescreen version.

Optional subtitles: captioned English, Spanish, French.