The Man Who Saw Tomorrow

He foretold our yesterdays...and tomorrows.

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DocumentaryDrama

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

90 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

09 January 1981

Country

United States of America

Cast

Orson Welles

Presenter / Narrator (voice)

Ray Laska

The Warlord

Harry Bugin

Warlord's Aide

David Burke

The Friar

Ross Evans

The President

Paul Valentine

The Secretary of State

Philip L. Clarke

Nostradamus (voice)

Queen Mary

Self (archive footage)

Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom

Self (archive footage)

Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother

Self (archive footage)

Princess Margaret

Self (archive footage)

Jacqueline Kennedy

Self (archive footage)

Caroline Kennedy

Self (archive footage)

Wallis Simpson

Self (archive footage)

King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom

Self (archive footage)

King George VI of the United Kingdom

Self (archive footage)

John F. Kennedy

Self (archive footage)

Robert F. Kennedy

Self (archive footage)

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