The Machine Stops
7.6
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?
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Cast
6 people
Yvonne Mitchell
Vashti
Known for
The Queen of Spades
Sapphire
Michael Gothard
Kuno
Known for
Jack the Ripper
For Your Eyes Only
Niké Arrighi
Airship Attendant
Known for
The Devil Rides Out
Day for Night
Jonathan Hansen
Airship Passenger
Also in
The Lionshare
In Camera
Jane Jordan Rogers
Friend (voice)
Also in
Mr. Horatio Knibbles
The Inspector
Lucy Hill
Girl
Also in
Out of the Unknown
Philip Saville Director · E.M. Forster Story Brian Hodgson Composer
First release October 6, 1966 · Produced in United Kingdom
Production
BBC TV
Production
United Kingdom
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · October 6, 1966
TV
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