Future Shock (film)

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Future Shock
Directed by Alex Grasshoff
Written byKen Rosen
Alvin Toffler
Produced by Charles W. Fries
Alex Grasshoff
Narrated by Orson Welles
CinematographyVilis Lapenieks
Edited byDavid Newhouse
Music by Gil Mellé
Release date
  • February 22, 1972 (1972-02-22)
Running time
43 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Future Shock is a 1972 American short documentary film directed by Alex Grasshoff and narrated by Orson Welles. It was screened at the 1973 Cannes Film Festival, but it wasn't entered into the main competition. [1] It is based on the 1970 book of the same name by Alvin Toffler.

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  1. "Festival de Cannes: Future Shock". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on September 26, 2012. Retrieved April 20, 2009.