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Montag (Oskar Werner) is a fireman in this future - a man whose job it is to incinerate books and the property of those who read them. The movie’s title plays off this, as Fahrenheit 451 is the temperature at which paper catches fire. In this vision of the future, firemen are the executive watchdogs of an all-controlling culture that does not allow the written word and marks offenders as first-degree criminals. One day, on his way home from work, Clarisse (Julie Christie) approaches Montag and questions him about his profession and the damage it causes on society. She gives herself away as a reader and challenges Montag to decide on the evils of reading for himself by experiencing it firsthand. Montag, intrigued by the rebellious Clarisse and the thought that there might actually be a better life to be found in the books, steals a book from one of his jobs and begins reading it at night.
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In a future totalitarian and oppressive society, where books are forbidden, Guy Montag (Oskar Werner) is a fireman. The mission of firemen in this society with fireproof houses is to burn books at 451 Fahrenheit, the temperature of combustion of paper. Montag is married with Linda (Julie Christie), a futile woman that joins "The Family" through the interactive television. When Montag meets Clarisse (Julie Christie, in a double role), she questions him if he has never read a book, and Montag becomes curious. He decides to steal and read a book, twisting his view of life. He leaves his former way of life and escapes to "the city of the books" with Clarisse.
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Jules (Oskar Werner) and Jim (Henri Serre) come from different countries, but there is a bond between them as artists and friends that exists and is very strong. If that bond weren't as powerful as it was, their friendship might have fallen apart when fate threw a beautiful woman in their collective path. This woman is fun, wild, and very attractive and right off the bat both men fall helplessly in love with her. This could cause a rift between some friends, but Jules and Jim seem to kick back and let the good times roll. While one is sure to have his heart broken, the two don't allow competition to enter into the relationship too much. Soon enough the woman, Catherine (Jeanne Moreau) falls in love with Jules and the two become married after some time.
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Oskar Werner stars as Montag, an unhappy man living in a monotonous futuristic society. Books are illegal, spy screens are on every wall, emotions are out, and people take drugs to endure their dull lives. Montag is a fireman whose job it is to find hidden books, burn them, and arrest the owners. One day he becomes curious about these books and sneaks a copy of David Copperfield home. His spaced-out wife (Julie Christie) reports him to the authorities and he must run for his life. He runs to a kindred spirt (... played by Christie) who is a book-lover.
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Jules (Oskar Werner) and Jim were born to be friends, and as young men in Paris they lead lives of charm and freedom. After giving up on professionals, Jules believes he has found his ideal girl in Therese (Marie Dubois), first seen painting an anarchist slogan on a wall and then being slapped by her boyfriend "because people will think anarchists can't spell." Therese is the girl who creates the famous moment of the "steam engine," popping the lighted end of a cigarette into her mouth and blowing smoke out the other end. When Jules discovers she is not, after all, his perfect mate, his explanation to Jim is a masterpiece: "She was both mother and daughter to me."
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Playback is a 2-hour Columbo episode, guest-starring Oskar Werner in his American TV series debut. Werner plays an electronics expert who installs TV cameras in every room of his mansion. Even so, he manages to bump off his mother-in-law without leaving a clue. That's the cue for Lt. Columbo (Peter Falk) to lurch into the scene. Playback was first broadcast on March 2, 1975. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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