The Man Who Saw Tomorrow
Seen it?1981 | 88 min | Documentary, Drama
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and little lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for armchair detectives and anyone who likes learning something new. It plays fair with the clues, so you can play along. Sits nicely alongside A Man for All Seasons.
- The mood
- Eye-opening.
- The pace
- Moves through the story clearly, at 1 hr 28 min. Short enough for a weeknight.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
- Skip it if you want made-up drama tonight.
Hosted by Orson Welles, this documentary utilizes a grab bag of dramatized scenes, stock footage, TV news clips and interviews to ask: Did 16th-century French astrologer and physician Nostradamus actually predict such events as the fall of King Louis XVI, the rise of Napoleon, the assassination of President John F. Kennedy? And are there prophecies that have yet to come true?
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 20K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Robert Guenette
- Orson WellesPresenter / Narrator (voice)
- Richard ButlerNostradamus
- Philip L. ClarkeNostradamus (voice)
- Ray LaskaThe Warlord
- Jason NeSmithChild Nostradamus
- Howard AckermanYoung Nostradamus
- Brass AdamsThe Grandfather
- Terry ClotiauxNostradamus' Father
- David BurkeThe Friar
- Bob BigelowThe Dinner Host