Movie: HG Wells: War with the World

Top 10 Billed Cast

Michael Sheen
Michael Sheen

H.G. Wells

Sally Hawkins
Sally Hawkins

Rebecca West

Dermot Crowley
Dermot Crowley

George Bernard Shaw

Branka Katić
Branka Katić

Maura Budberg

Jacek Koman
Jacek Koman

Maxim Gorky

Michael Cochrane
Michael Cochrane

Minister

Sarah Winman
Sarah Winman

Jane Wells

Kenneth Jay
Kenneth Jay

Henry James

Rebecca Ramsden
Rebecca Ramsden

Millie

Elizabeth Elvin
Elizabeth Elvin

Mrs. Hallam

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    BBC docudrama telling the story of the father of science fiction, HG Wells, and his ambition to avert mankind's headlong course towards self-destruction.

  • Release Date

    2006-09-30

  • Average

    6.5

  • Rating:

    3.3 starts
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  • Languages:

    English

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