The Dead Past (1965)
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The Chronoscope is a device that analyses ancient photons to allow a glimpse into any event in Earth's distant past. Historian Arnold Potterley is rebuffed when he petitions for use of the Chronoscope to study ancient Carthage. So he commissions the building of a private time-viewing machine.
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George BensonArnold Potterley
James MaxwellJonas Foster
David LangtonThaddeus Araman
Willoughby GoddardRalph NimmoSylvia ColeridgeCaroline PotterleyShirley CainMiss ClementsFrances AlgerLaurel
Pat GormanTechnician (uncredited)Movie DNA
Genre affinityTv Movie · Science FictionPacingShortDirector preference483421Actor preference232078 · 323885 · 185545Country preferenceGbDecade preference1960
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What is The Dead Past about?
The Chronoscope is a device that analyses ancient photons to allow a glimpse into any event in Earth's distant past. Historian Arnold Potterley is rebuffed when he petitions for use of the Chronoscope to study ancient Carthage. So he commissions the building of a private time-viewing machine.
How long is The Dead Past?
The Dead Past has a runtime of 58 minutes.