Based in part on the classic H. G. Wells novel of the same name, the movie adaptation follows the adventures of scientist/professor Alexander Hartdegen (Guy Pearce). When a personal tragedy turns his interest in time travel into an obsession, he locks himself into his laboratory until he finally succeeds in inventing a working time machine. His own interests drive him into the past, where he is the first human being to learn whether events that happen once are fated to happen regardless of any interventions, or if the past is, indeed, changeable. His quest for more information then takes him into the near future, then finally into the far-flung future. Armed with the knowledge of centuries upon centuries of human history, he is faced with a puzzle he could never have conceived of when he began his journey. It is this dilemma that finally reveals secrets of the fundamental nature of time travel to its inventor.
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Guy Pearce | Alexander Hartdegen |
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Mark Addy | David Philby |
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Phyllida Law | Mrs. Watchit |
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Sienna Guillory | Emma |
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Laura Kirk | Flower Seller |
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Josh Stamberg | Motorist |
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John W. Momrow | Fifth Avenue Carriage Driver |
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Max Baker | Robber |
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Jeffrey M. Meyer | Central Park Carriage Driver |
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Jeremy Irons | Über-Morlock |
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Alan Young | Flower Store Worker |
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Myndy Crist | Jogger |
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Connie Ray | Teacher |
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Orlando Jones | Vox |
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Lennie Loftin | Soldier #1 |
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Thomas Corey Robinson | Soldier #2 |
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Samantha Mumba | Mara |
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Omero Mumba | Kalen |
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Yancey Arias | Toren |
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Richard Cetrone | Hunter Morlock |
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Edward Conna | Hunter Morlock |
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Chris Sayour | Hunter Morlock |
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Jeremy Fitzgerald | Hunter Morlock |
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Darrell Davis | Hunter Morlock |
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Grady Holder | Hunter Morlock |
| Director | Simon Wells |
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| Writer | H.G. Wells, David Duncan, John Logan | |
| Producer | Arnold Leibovit, David V. Lester, John Logan, Laurie MacDonald, Walter F. Parkes, Jorge Saralegui, David Valdes | |
| Musician | Klaus Badelt | |
| Photography | Donald McAlpine | |
| Packaging | Snap Case |
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| Nr Discs | 1 |
| Screen Ratios | Theatrical Widescreen (2.35:1) |
| Audio Tracks | Dolby Digital 5.1 [English] Dolby Digital 5.1 [French] Dolby Digital 5.1 [Italian] |
| Subtitles | Arabic | Dutch | English | English (Closed Captioned) | French | German | Italian | Italian (Closed Captioned) | Portuguese | Spanish |
| Distributor | Warner Home Video |
| Layers | Single side, Dual layer |
| Edition Release Date | Aug 22, 2002 |
| Regions | Region 2 |