Fahrenheit 451

[ Announcer ]

AN ENTERPRISE VINEYARD

PRODUCTION.

OSKAR WERNER,

JULIE CHRISTIE...

INFAHRENHEIT 451.

CO-STARRING:
CYRIL CUSACK,

ANTON DIFFRING,

JEREMY SPENSER,

BEE DUFFEIL, ALEX SCOTT.

SCREENPLAY BY FRANCOIS TRUFFAU AND JEAN LOUIS RICHARD.

FROM A NOVEL:

BY RAY BRADBURY.

MUSIC BY BERNARD HERMAN.

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY:

NICHOLAS ROWE.

COLOR BY TECHNICOLOR.

ART DIRECTOR:
SID CAINE.

PRODUCTION AND COSTUME DESIGN

CONSULTANT:
TONY WALTON.

FILM EDITOR:
THOM NOBLE.

ASSOCIATE PRODUCER:

MICKEY DELAMAR.

PRODUCED BY LEWIS M. ALLEN.

DIRECTED BY FRANCOIS TRUFFAUT.

[ Bell Ringing ]

[ Phone Ringing ]

HELLO.

[ Woman ]

GET OUT ! HURRY !

WHAT ? WHO IS THAT ?

GET MOVING ! FOR GOD'S SAKE,

GET OUT OF THERE !

I--

[ Line Disconnects ]

HELLO ?

[ Siren Approaching ]

[ Siren Continues ]

[ Siren Continues ]

[ Siren Blaring ]

[ Siren Winding Down ]

[ Captain ]

MONTAG, HERE.

WELL... WHAT SOR WERE THESE THEN, MONTAG ?

I DIDN'T REALLY LOOK, SIR.

A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING.

NOVELS, BIOGRAPHIES,

ADVENTURE STORIES.

OH, ROUTINE, EH ?

WHY WILL THEY DO IT ?

IT'S SHEER PERVERSITY.

BY THE WAY...

[ Fireman ]

PASS IT OVER.

WHAT DOES MONTAG DO

WITH HIS DAY OFF DUTY ?

NOT VERY MUCH, SIR.

MOW THE LAWN.

AND WHAT IF THE LAW

FORBIDS THAT ?

JUST WATCH IT GROW, SIR.

UH-HUH.

GOOD.

GOOD. MONTAG MIGHT BE

HEARING SOME EXCITING NEWS

IN A DAY OR TWO.

BENEDICT WON'T BE WITH US

VERY MUCH LONGER,

AND MONTAG'S NAME

HAS BEEN MENTIONED.

PROMOTION, SIR ?

[ Engine Starting ]

I TRUST THAT THE THOUGH MAKES MONTAG HAPPY.

I THINK WE'RE NEIGHBORS.

I LIVE NEAR BLOCK 813.

ISN'T THA WHERE YOU LIVE ?

YES, I DO.

DO YOU KNOW WE MAKE

THE SAME TRIP TOGETHER

ALMOST EVERY DAY ?

DO WE ?

HMM.

THAT'S WHY

I THOUGHT TO MYSELF,

WELL, WE OUGH TO TALK TO EACH OTHER.

DO YOU MIND ?

ME TALKING, I MEAN.

NO, NO, GO AHEAD.

TALK.

I CAN'T PROMISE

TO THINK OF ANYTHING

TO ANSWER THOUGH.

[ Laughs ]

DON'T WORRY ABOUT THAT.

ONCE I GET STARTED,

NOTHING CAN STOP ME.

MY UNCLE SAYS I AM

A VERITABLE WELL OF WORDS.

HAS THIS UNCLE OF YOURS

EVER WARNED YOU NEVER

TO SPEAK TO STRANGERS ?

NO.

HE DID SAY ONCE IF ANYONE

ASKED HOW OLD I WAS...

TO SAY I WAS 20 YEARS OLD

AND LIGHT IN THE HEAD.

THEY ALWAYS GO TOGETHER.

"LIGHT IN THE HEAD" ?

MMM.

LOOPY. CRAZY.

ANYWAY,

YOU DON'T FRIGHTEN ME.

WHY SHOULD I ?

NO REASON REALLY.

THE UNIFORM, I SUPPOSE.

[ Monorail Hisses ]

MOST PEOPLE ARE...

FRIGHTENED,

FRIGHTENED OF FIREMEN.

THIS IS MY STOP NOW.

MINE TOO.

ARE YOU AN OFFICER ?

OH, NO. NOT YET.

AN OFFICER HAS TO--

I'M GOING TO BE

PROMOTED SOON.

EVEN WITH MY EYES CLOSED,

I COULD TELL WHAT YOU DO

FOR A JOB.

BECAUSE OF THE SMELL

OF KEROSENE ?

HUH.

QUITE A SCENT,

ISN'T IT ?

MY WIFE DOESN' LIKE IT VERY MUCH.

SHE SAYS IT LINGERS.

I DON'T MIND.

I THINK OF I AS A... PERFUME.

PERFUME ?

YES, A PERFUME,

LIKE ANY OTHER.

I DON'T THINK

I'VE SEEN YOUR WIFE.

WHAT'S SHE LIKE ?

SHE'S RATHER LIKE YOU,

EXCEPT HER HAIR IS LONG.

RATHER LIKE ME ?

QUITE LIKE YOU.

[ Laughs ]

TELL ME, THAT NUMBER

YOU ALL WEAR, WHAT'S IT MEAN ?

OH, FAHRENHEIT 451.

WHY 451 RATHER THAN

813 OR 121 ?

FAHRENHEIT 451

IS THE TEMPERATURE

AT WHICH...

BOOK PAPER CATCHES FIRE

AND STARTS TO BURN.

I'D LIKE TO ASK YOU

SOMETHING ELSE, ONLY

I DON'T REALLY DARE.

GO AHEAD.

IS IT TRUE...

THAT A LONG TIME AGO...

FIREMEN USED TO PUT OUT FIRES

AND NOT BURN BOOKS ?

[ Laughs ]

REALLY, YOUR UNCLE

IS RIGHT. YOU ARE

LIGHT IN THE HEAD.

"PUT FIRES OUT" ?

WHO TOLD YOU THAT ?

I DON'T KNOW. SOMEONE.

BUT IS IT TRUE ?

WHAT A STRANGE IDEA.

HOUSES HAVE ALWAYS

BEEN FIREPROOF.

OURS ISN'T.

WELL, THEN,

IT SHOULD BE CONDEMNED

ONE OF THESE DAYS.

IT HAS TO BE DESTROYED,

AND YOU WILL HAVE TO MOVE...

TO A HOUSE:

THAT IS FIREPROOF.

TOO BAD.

TELL ME,

WHY DO YOU BURN BOOKS ?

WHAT ?

WELL, IT'S A JOB

LIKE ANY OTHER.

GOOD WORK WITH LOTS

OF VARIETY.

MONDAY, WE BURN MILLER;

TUESDAY, TOLSTOY;

WEDNESDAY, WALT WHITMAN;

FRIDAY, FAULKNER;

AND SATURDAY AND SUNDAY,

SCHOPENHAUER AND SATRE.

"WE BURN THEM TO ASHES

AND THEN BURN THE ASHES."

THAT'S OUR

OFFICIAL MOTTO.

YOU DON'T LIKE BOOKS THEN ?

DO YOU LIKE THE RAIN ?

YES, I ADORE IT.

BOOKS ARE JUS SO MUCH... RUBBISH.

THEY HAVE NO INTEREST.

THEN WHY DO SOME PEOPLE

STILL READ THEM ALTHOUGH

IT'S SO DANGEROUS ?

PRECISELY BECAUSE

IT IS FORBIDDEN.

WHY IS IT FORBIDDEN ?

BECAUSE IT MAKES

PEOPLE UNHAPPY.

DO YOU REALLY:

BELIEVE THAT ?

OH, YES. BOOKS

DISTURB PEOPLE.

THEY MAKE THEM:

ANTISOCIAL.

[ Sighs ]

DO YOU THINK:

I'M ANTISOCIAL ?

WHY DO YOU ASK ?

WELL...

I'M A TEACHER.

WELL, NOT QUITE.

I'M STILL ON PROBATION.

THIS AFTERNOON:

THE ANALYST CALLED ME IN,

AND I DON'T THINK

I SAID THE RIGHT THINGS.

I'M NOT AT ALL HAPPY

ABOUT MY ANSWERS.

THAT'S PROBABLY WHY

I'VE BEEN SO RUDE TO YOU.

HAVE I BEEN ANNOYING YOU ?

OH, NO,

NOT AT ALL.

[ Plane Approaching ]

IN FACT, I WAS QUESTIONED

THIS AFTERNOON AS WELL.

I DIDN'T DO

TOO WELL EITHER.

[ Plane Passing Overhead ]

THIS IS WHERE I LIVE.

YOU SEE ?

THIS IS MY HOUSE.

ONE MORE QUESTION.

ANOTHER ONE ?

JUST A TINY ONE.

WHAT IS IT ?

DO YOU EVER READ

THE BOOKS YOU BURN ?

WHY SHOULD I ? FIRST,

I'M NOT INTERESTED.

SECOND, I'VE BETTER

THINGS TO DO. THIRD,

IT IS FORBIDDEN.

OF COURSE.

YOU HAPPY ?

WHAT ?

OF COURSE I'M HAPPY.

[ Woman ]

...SO YOU CAN PROTEC YOURSELF ON THE STREETS.

THE ART OF SELF-DEFENSE,

AND OF ATTACK ON OCCASIONS,

MAY ALSO COME IN HANDY

IN THE HOME, COUSINS.

IF YOU WATCH CAREFULLY,

YOU WILL SEE...

HOW A WOMAN CAN USE

A MAN'S SUPERIOR WEIGH TO HER OWN ADVANTAGE.

[ Person Falls ]

[ Woman ]

DID YOU SEE THAT ?

NOW LET'S WATCH THA ONCE AGAIN NORMALLY.

AND NOW:

IN SLOW MOTION.

WATCH IT CAREFULLY

AGAIN, COUSINS.

I'M GOING TO BE PROMOTED.

AS HE STARTS TO ADVANCE,

NOTICE HER POSITION:

ARE YOU LISTENING, LINDA ?

KNEES BENT SLIGHTLY

AND TOES TURNED:

SLIGHTLY INWARDS.

[ Linda ]

OH, THAT'S MARVELOUS,

MONTAG.

[ TV Announcer ]

THERE. NOW YOU SEE HOW EASILY

SHE HAS DISPOSED OF HER--

THE CAPTAIN TOLD ME

WHILE WE WERE OUT ON A CALL.

[ Linda Shouts ]

WHAT DID YOU SAY ?

[ TV Continues ]

I'M TALKING

ABOUT MY PROMOTION.

[ TV Continues ]

DOES THAT MEAN:

AN INCREASE, DEAR ?

HOW MUCH ?

[ Montag ]

HE DIDN'T MENTION THAT.

WE COULD MOVE:

TO A LARGER HOUSE.

WOULD YOU LIKE THAT ?

I'D RATHER HAVE

A SECOND WALL-SET PUT IN.

THEY SAY WHEN YOU HAVE

YOUR SECOND WALL-SCREEN,

IT'S LIKE HAVING

YOUR FAMILY GROW AROUND YOU.

[ TV Continues ]

LINDA, HOW MANY OF THESE PILLS

HAVE YOU TAKEN TODAY ?

[ Linda ]

WHAT'S THAT ?

[ TV Continues ]

[ Linda ]

OH, THOSE. HELP YOURSELF.

I'VE GOT ANOTHER BOTTLE.

HOW MANY HAVE YOU HAD ?

OH, DON'T CARRY ON

LIKE THAT. ONLY A FEW.

ANYWAY,

TONIGHT'S SPECIAL FOR ME.

[ TV Continues ]

[ Linda ]

I'VE GOT A PART INTHE FAMILY.

[ Continues, Indistinct ]

[ Montag ] WHAT ?

OUR CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE ENEMIES

OF THE PUBLIC PEACE...

IS GAINING MOMENTUM.

[ Linda Continues,

Indistinct ]

TODAY'S FIGURES FOR OPERATIONS

IN THE URBAN AREA ALONE...

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