THX 1138 - Director's cut (2004) - 1971 - Color - 88 mn
Original version with French subtitles - USA - Science-fiction
Direction George Lucas
Production Lawrence Sturhahn
Screenplay George Lucas, Walter Murch
Editing Albert Kihn, George Lucas
Photography David Myers
Music by Lalo Schifrin
With Robert Duvall, Donald Pleasence, Don Pedro Colley, Maggie McOmie
In the XXVth century, in an underground totalitarian society, a man named THX 1138 transgresses the law by having sexual relations with his companion LUH 3417. He is then thrown in jail.
Despite it’s lack of success upon release, THX 1138 was quickly reevaluated, and has become a classic, even surpassing in its fan’s hearts the other scifi monument Lucas would later sign : Star Wars. The Future is coming…