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The Time Machine (1960): Film vs Book
Film · 1960 · Directed by George Pal · Starring Rod Taylor, Yvette Mimieux
About the film
An inventor travels into the distant future.
How close is it to the book?
Loosely based on the bookThe film adds romance and an adventure plot, and softens the book's pessimism.
Read or watch first?
The short novel is a more thoughtful and more unsettling read.
What the book gives you
The Time Machine by H. G. Wells
A fast, fascinating journey that stirs your imagination and makes you think about where humanity is headed. Easy to enjoy and hard to forget.
Who will like it: Readers who enjoy short, imaginative classics with big ideas about the future.