The Man Who Saw Tomorrow (Nostradamus) (1981)
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The Man who Saw Tomorrow is none other than Michel de Nostradamus, the French doctor who lived in the 16th century but supposedly saw far ahead into the 20th century and beyond. This documentary is an attempt to bring home the interpretation of some of his predictions using historical footage,… More The Man who Saw Tomorrow is none other than Michel de Nostradamus, the French doctor who lived in the 16th century but supposedly saw far ahead into the 20th century and beyond. This documentary is an attempt to bring home the interpretation of some of his predictions using historical footage, newsreels, interviews, and dramatized scenes. The film is narrated by Orson Welles -- shown sitting in a small, nondescript office, with the voice of Nostradamus provided by Philip L. Clarke. Predictions noted in the documentary include Napoleon's career, the coming of Hitler, and of Franco, and events across the sea: the assassinations of Lincoln and Kennedy, and a supposed nuclear attack on New York City in 1999, among other dire events. If equal time had been given to scholars to refute the glib interpretations by illustrating how abstruse and confusing the original 16th-century French quatrains really are, the documentary might have achieved more balance. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Directed By
- Robert Guenette
- Genres
- Documentary, Drama
PG,
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Cast
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Philip L. Clarke
as Nostradamus
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Brass Adams
as The Grandfather
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Harry Bugin
as Warlord's Aide
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David Burke
as The Friar
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Roy Edmonds
as French Soldier
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Paul Valentine
as The Secretary of State
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Orson Welles
as Narrator
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Richard Butler
as Nostradamus
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Marji Martin
as The Maid
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Ross Evans
as The President
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Ray Chubb
as French Soldier
