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The Man Who Saw Tomorrow
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The Man Who Saw Tomorrow

1981-01-09 · 88 min · ★ 6.9

Documentary · Drama

Hosted by Orson Welles, this documentary utilizes a grab bag of dramatized scenes, stock footage, TV news clips and interviews to ask: Did 16th-century French astrologer and physician Nostradamus actually predict such events as the fall of King Louis XVI, the rise of Napoleon, the assassination of President John F. Kennedy? And are there prophecies that have yet to come true?

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Directors
Robert Guenette
Production companies
David L. Wolper Productions
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Orson WellesOrson WellesPresenter / Narrator (voice)
Richard ButlerRichard ButlerNostradamus
Philip L. ClarkePhilip L. ClarkeNostradamus (voice)
Ray LaskaRay LaskaThe Warlord
Jason NeSmithChild Nostradamus
Howard AckermanYoung Nostradamus
Brass AdamsThe Grandfather
Terry ClotiauxNostradamus' Father
David BurkeDavid BurkeThe Friar
Bob BigelowThe Dinner Host
Marji MartinThe Maid
Thor NielsenThe Cook
Harry BuginHarry BuginWarlord's Aide
Emile HamatyWarlord's Aide
Dante RochettiWarlord's Adjutant
Ross EvansRoss EvansThe President
Paul ValentinePaul ValentineThe Secretary of State
Charles Neilson GatteySelf - Nostradamus Scholar
Edgar D. MitchellEdgar D. MitchellSelf - Astronaut
King George VI of the United KingdomKing George VI of the United KingdomSelf (archive footage, uncredited)

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