Tomorrow’s Promise (1967): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 1967, Tomorrow’s Promise is a drama film directed by Edward Owens, running about 45 minutes.

What it’s about. “Tomorrow’s Promise is a film about vacantness. Which physically does ‘begin’, reversed, upside down on the screen [...] suddenly another such position is taken (not in reverse), this time by a male figure and soon, in this same section, the girl of the reversed image reappears posed in a different way; a way obsessed by ‘mood’. Then a technical play of in-the-camera-editing occurs, more intense, brighter than in the first, reversed section. There are several inter-cuts which serve, in this and each subsequent section unto the end, as relative links into the final section: which is actually the ‘story’. The story the protagonist and her hero try to tell in their way is apophysis; except that ‘pictures’, clear visions take the place of words. My film could have been edited with precise tensions and a lucid straight narrative, but it was my aim to ‘re-create’ the protagonist of my personal life.” - Edward Owens

Who’s in it. Tomorrow’s Promise stars Gloria Rich, John Butkovich, Joellyn Pullam and Micheal Hunt, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 4.5/10, Tomorrow’s Promise has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Tomorrow’s Promise page.

If you liked it. Fans of Tomorrow’s Promise tend to enjoy Die Verurteilten, Der Pate, Schindlers Liste and Der Pate - Teil II.