33° TORINO FILM FESTIVAL
THINGS TO COME

WESTWORLD

WESTWORLD
by Michael Crichton
Country: USA
Year: 1973
Duration: 88'


A gunslinger dressed in black like the leader of the Magnificent Seven stalks his prey from the Wild West to the Middle Ages and Ancient Rome: these are the three worlds of the Delos amusement park, where the citizens of the future can relax by unleashing their violent instincts and fighting with robots. There’s no danger, until the robots, led by Yul Brynner, rebel. The directing debut of author Michael Crichton, the theme was new to sci-fi movies at the time but then caught on. With a sequel and an HBO series to be released in 2016.

Biography

film director

Michael Crichton

FILMOGRAFIA

Pursuit (tv, 1972), Westworld (Il mondo dei robot, 1973), Coma (Coma profondo, 1978), The Great Train Robbery (1855 - La prima grande rapina al treno, 1979), Looker (Troppo belle per vivere, 1981), Runaway (id., 1984), Physical Evidence (Il corpo del reato, 1989).

Cast

& Credits

regia, sceneggiatura/director, screenplay
Michael Crichton
fotografia/cinematography
Gene Polito
montaggio/film editing
David Bretherton
musica/music
Fred Karlin
interpreti e personaggi/cast and characters
Yul Brynner (Gunslinger), Richard Benjamin (Peter Martin), James Brolin (John Blane), Norman Bartold (il cavaliere medievale/medieval knight), Alan Oppenheimer (il supervisore/chief supervisor), Victoria Shaw (la regina medievale/medieval queen), Dick Van Patten (il banchiere/banker)
produttore/producer
Paul Lazarus III
produzione/production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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