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The Final Programme

  • 1973
  • R
  • 1h 21m
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
1.1K
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The Final Programme (1973)
Dark ComedyComedyFantasySci-FiThriller

A trio of scientists plan to create a self-replicating, immortal, hermaphrodite using the Final Programme developed by a dead, Nobel Prize-winning scientist.A trio of scientists plan to create a self-replicating, immortal, hermaphrodite using the Final Programme developed by a dead, Nobel Prize-winning scientist.A trio of scientists plan to create a self-replicating, immortal, hermaphrodite using the Final Programme developed by a dead, Nobel Prize-winning scientist.

  • Director
    • Robert Fuest
  • Writers
    • Michael Moorcock
    • Robert Fuest
  • Stars
    • Jon Finch
    • Jenny Runacre
    • Sterling Hayden
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    • IMDb RATING
    5.4/10
    1.1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Robert Fuest
    • Writers
      • Michael Moorcock
      • Robert Fuest
    • Stars
      • Jon Finch
      • Jenny Runacre
      • Sterling Hayden
    • 26User reviews
    • 35Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination

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    Jon Finch
    Jon Finch
    • Jerry Cornelius
    Jenny Runacre
    Jenny Runacre
    • Miss Brunner
    Sterling Hayden
    Sterling Hayden
    • Maj. Wrongway Lindbergh
    Harry Andrews
    Harry Andrews
    • John
    Hugh Griffith
    Hugh Griffith
    • Professor Hira
    Julie Ege
    Julie Ege
    • Miss Dazzle
    Patrick Magee
    Patrick Magee
    • Dr. Baxter
    Graham Crowden
    Graham Crowden
    • Dr. Smiles
    George Coulouris
    George Coulouris
    • Dr. Powys
    Basil Henson
    • Dr. Lucas
    Derrick O'Connor
    Derrick O'Connor
    • Frank
    Gilles Millinaire
    • Dimitri
    Ronald Lacey
    Ronald Lacey
    • Shades
    Sandy Ratcliff
    Sandy Ratcliff
    • Jenny
    • (as Sandy Ratcliffe)
    Mary MacLeod
    Mary MacLeod
    • Nurse
    • (as Mary Macleod)
    Sarah Douglas
    Sarah Douglas
    • Catherine
    Delores Delmar
    • Fortune Teller
    • (as Dolores Del Mar)
    Sandra Dickinson
    Sandra Dickinson
    • Waitress
    • Director
      • Robert Fuest
    • Writers
      • Michael Moorcock
      • Robert Fuest
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    • Trivia
      Mick Jagger turned down the part of Jerry Cornelius as he thought the script was "too weird".
    • Quotes

      Nurse: It's much easier to run a hospital with all the patients sleeping.

      Jerry Cornelius: Easiest way to run the world, for that matter.

    • Connections
      Featured in Nightmare Theatre's Late Night Chill-o-Rama Horror Show Vol. 1 (1996)

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    John Steed drops acid

    A shortened version of the film first released as The Final Programme, from Michael Moorcock's novel of that name. Jerry Cornelius is the perfect universal hero/anti-hero in a disintegrating world. His search for his father's invention involves him with his mad brother Frank and the sinister programmer, Miss Brunner. The acting is over the top (one reviewer described it as "rug-chewing"), hip, and outrageous. The flip, self-mocking style owes a great deal to The Avengers, The Prisoner, and possibly even the Beatles.
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    • Dec 25, 1999
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    • Release date
      • August 1974 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Last Days of Man on Earth
    • Filming locations
      • Desierto de Tabernas, Almería, Andalucía, Spain
    • Production companies
      • Anglo-EMI Film Distributors
      • Goodtimes Enterprises
      • Gladiole
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 21 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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