Trailer for the final programme aka the last days of man on earth the 1973 film based on the novel by michael moorcock. Pic is a silly, pretentious potboiler, done in a jazzedup style which suggests ken russell on an off day. The final programme 1973 robert fuests decorative dystopian. Robert fuest, who has died aged 84, was a film and television director noted in the seventies for his excursions into the horror genre, which he explored with black humour in. And its a cold audience indeed who cant crack a smile at some of the. The final programme 1973 the last days of man on earth, the final programme 1973, the last days of man on earth format. Cult director robert fuests dystopian 1973 scifi thriller the final programme makes its. A trio of scientists plan to create a selfreplicating, immortal. So it goes rip robert fuest and the final programme. Concentrating as always on giving his work a chic gloss, fuest acting as his own set designer simply lets things drift from muddle to muddle while a few moments of.
After the death of his nobel prizewinning father, billionaire physicist jerry cornelius becomes embroiled in the search for the mysterious final programme, developed by his father. As the world teeters on the brink of nuclear anarchy, londonbased scientific genius jerry cornelius jon finch, the horror of frankenstein, frenzy discovers that the microfilm formula for a selfreplicating human being is missing. Watch the final programme add to watchlist a trio of scientists plan to create a selfreplicating, immortal, hermaphrodite using the final programme developed by a nobel prize winning dead scientist. The final programme directed by robert fuest available. The final programme 1973, directed by robert fuest film. Having not read the book, i had nothing to compare it to but as a corrective to stanley kubricks impossibly bleak a clockwork orange it was most welcome. It was based on the first jerry cornelius novel also called the final programme by michael moorcock. A trio of scientists plan to create a selfreplicating, immortal, hermaphrodite using the final programme developed by a nobel prizewinning dead scientist. For a better experience on mubi, update your browser. The programme, a design for a perfect, selfreplicating human being, is contained on microfilm. Roy baird, sanford lieberson, michael moorcock, robert fuest. The 70s cult scifi thriller from the director of the abominable dr. The final programme by robert fuest jon finch, jenny.
The final programme the last days of man on earth 1973. The final programme 1973 a trio of scientists plan to create a selfreplicating, immortal, hermaphrodite using the final programme developed by a nobel prizewinning dead scientist. Special features include original theatrical trailers, an italian title sequence, image gallery, and promotional material in pdf format. Words cannot do justice to robert fuest s adaptaion of michael moorcocks final programme. The final programme, with jon finch as moorcocks futuristic dandy jerry cornelius and an absurdist take on the end of the world, is a remarkable achievement, though the author did not care for it. Ive only just heard of the death of the director robert fuest the avengers, the vincent price films the abominable doctor phibes and doctor phibes rises again, and soon the darkness and the final programme last week. Based on a science fiction novel by michael moorcock. Chatauex in normandy by a team of crack armed mercenaries with hundreds of casualties. Phibes, and soon the darkness, the final programme, dr. Guardian obit by kim newman it really is about time they released his near lost masterpiece, the adaptation of michael moorcocks jerry cornelius novel the final programme. The film is a smashing british science fiction film, made in low budget retrofuturistic dystopian settings utilizing psychedelic playing with overexposed colour. The final programme is a 1973 british fantasy science fictionthriller film directed by robert. The final programme is a 1973 british fantasy science fictionthriller film directed by robert fuest, and starring jon finch and jenny runacre. Director robert fuest, however, did not like the band, and instead had music with a jazzy feel.