Fahrenheit 451
7.1/10
Rating
113 min
Runtime
1966
Release Year
François Truffaut
Director
Cast
Julie Christie, Oskar Werner, Cyril Cusack, Anton Diffring, Jeremy Spenser
Quick Synopsis
In a future society where the government controls public opinion by banning all books, a special group called the firemen is tasked with burning any literature they find. Montag, one of these firemen, starts to doubt the ethics of his job as he becomes aware of the importance of the knowledge contained in the books he destroys.
Detailed Synopsis of Fahrenheit 451
In the future, the government maintains control of public opinion by outlawing literature and maintaining a group of enforcers, known as “firemen,” to perform the necessary book burnings. Fireman Montag begins to question the morality of his vocation…
