The Time Machine

The Time Machine

You Will Orbit into the Fantastic Future!

G 1960 · 103 min · ★ 7.4 · Thriller, Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Romance

A Victorian Englishman travels to the far future and finds that humanity has divided into two hostile species.

Directed by George Pal · Written by David Duncan

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