6.1
In the not too distant future, an overpopulated Earth government makes it illegal to have children for a generation. One couple, unsatisfied with their substitute robot baby, breaks the rules.
Oliver Reed
Russ
Geraldine Chaplin
Carol
Don Gordon
George
Diane Cilento
Edna
David Markham
Dr. Herrick
Bill Nagy
The President
Sheila Reid
Mary Herrick
Aubrey Woods
Dr. Mallory
Wayne Rodda
Metromart Salesman
Ditte Maria Wiberg
Telescreen Operator
Birgitte Federspiel
Psychiatrist
Lone Lindorff
Mother
Belinda Donkin
Daughter
Claus Nissen
Guard
Jeff Slocombe
Guard
Dale Robinson
First Guide
Victor Lipari
Headwaiter
Michel Hildesheim
Thief
Paul Secon
Tour Guide
Carlotta Magnoff
Informer
Eugene Blau
Baby Shop Salesman
Bent Christensen
Baby Shop Salesman
Sam Maisel
Father in Baby Shop
Anne-Lise Gabold
Mother in Baby Shop
Peter Ronild
Edict Doctor
Birte Tove
Nurse
Birgitte Frigast-Hansen
Nurse
Brian Keifer
Edict Examiner
Wladirmir Kandel
Edict Examiner
Lene Vasegaard
Edict Mother
Peter Hohnen
Edict Boy
Theis Ib Husfeldt
Jesse
Torben Hundahl
President's Aide
Director
Michael Campus
Script Consultant
Sandra Kolber
Writer
Max Ehrlich
Writer
Frank De Felitta
May 28, 2023
5
Our planet is over-populated so the government introduces a strict no offspring policy. We must all make do with robot babies - anyone caught trying to have a real child gets shot! "Russ" (Oliver Reed) and "Carol" (Geraldine Chaplin) are determined to have a child, though, and the feature follows their escapades as they try to conceive and to keep their baby and themselves from the pervasive eyes and ears of the State. The concept is quite original, and it obviously spawned quite a few sequels (not least "Logan's Run" in 1976), but the execution and production really do let this down. Diane Cilento was a stunning woman to look at, but here, as was frequently the case, her acting - especially about something quite so visceral - lacks emotion or passion, indeed a robot baby might just have suited her character quite well. There's a decent amount of jeopardy as they try to escape with their bairn, and the socio-political criticism of a society that has lost any semblance of free will is writ large, but the whole thing is listless and, frankly, Reed is not the least convincing either. Pity - had potential, just undelivered.
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$0.00
Revenue:
$0.00