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THX 1138

THX 1138

The Future is here.

19716.41h 26m

Overview

People in the future live in a totalitarian society. A technician named THX 1138 lives a mundane life between work and taking a controlled consumption of drugs that the government uses to make puppets out of people. As THX is without drugs for the first time he has feelings for a woman and they start a secret relationship.

Directed by George Lucas
Written by George Lucas, Walter Murch
Produced by Larry Sturhahn
Box OfficeBudget: $777KRevenue: $2.4M

Top Cast

Robert Duvall

Robert Duvall

THX

Donald Pleasence

Donald Pleasence

SEN

Don Pedro Colley

Don Pedro Colley

SRT

Maggie McOmie

Maggie McOmie

LUH

Ian Wolfe

Ian Wolfe

PTO

Marshall Efron

Marshall Efron

TWA

Sid Haig

Sid Haig

NCH

J

John Pearce

DWY

I

Irene Cagen

IMM

G

Gary Alan Marsh

CAM

Themes & Keywords

prisonmind controlfuturecomputerpolicedystopiadrug addictionhearingtotalitarian regimephasingsubterranean townhologrampsychological thrillerdrogasdystopian sci-fiprisãotechniscope

About THX 1138

THX 1138 is a science fiction, drama film released in 1971 exploring themes of prison, mind control, future, computer, police, dystopia. Directed by George Lucas, it stars Robert Duvall, Donald Pleasence, Don Pedro Colley. People in the future live in a totalitarian society. A technician named THX 1138 lives a mundane life between work and taking a controlled consumption of drugs that the government uses to make puppets out of people. As THX is without drugs for the first time he has feelings for a woman and they start a secret relationship.

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