The Man Who Could Work Miracles (1937)

Directed by

Lothar Mendes

Genre

fantasy film, comedy film, science fiction film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 20m

Rated

NR

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 30 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A man gains the power to make anything happen just by wishing for it. He uses his abilities in increasingly silly and irresponsible ways, attracting the attention of powerful people who want to control him.

whimsicalplayfulsatiricallightheartedfantasticaldated-comicthought-provoking

What happens

The Man Who Could Work Miracles is a 1937 British fantasy comedy film directed by Lothar Mendes and produced by Alexander Korda. The film stars Roland Young with a cast of supporting players including Sir Ralph Richardson. Possibly the best-known of Mendes' 20 films, it is an expanded version of H. G. Wells's 1898 short story of the same name. Wells worked on the adaptation, revising the plot to reflect his socialist frustrations with the British upper class and the growing threats of communism and fascism in Europe. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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