Things to Come

Things to Come
UK poster for the premiere run of the film
Directed byWilliam Cameron Menzies
Written byH. G. Wells
Based onThe Shape of Things to Come (1933), by H. G. Wells
Produced byAlexander Korda
StarringRaymond Massey
Edward Chapman
Ralph Richardson
Margaretta Scott
Cedric Hardwicke
Maurice Braddell
Sophie Stewart
Derrick De Marney
Ann Todd
CinematographyGeorges Périnal
Edited byCharles Crichton
Francis D. Lyon
Music byArthur Bliss
Production
company
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release date
  • 20 February 1936 (1936-02-20)
Running time
109 minutes (see below)
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget£300,000

Things to Come is a 1936 British science fiction film produced by Alexander Korda, directed by William Cameron Menzies, and written by H. G. Wells. It is a loose adaptation of Wells' book The Shape of Things to Come. The film stars Raymond Massey, Edward Chapman, Ralph Richardson, Margaretta Scott, Cedric Hardwicke, Maurice Braddell, Sophie Stewart, Derrick De Marney, and Ann Todd. Things to Come became a landmark in production design.