The Man Who Saw Tomorrow (1981)

  • PG
  • 01/09/1981 (US)
  • Documentary, Drama
  • 1h 30m

He foretold our yesterdays...and tomorrows.

Overview

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?

Robert Guenette

Director, Screenplay

Alan Hopgood

Screenplay

Cast

Orson Welles's headshot

Orson Welles

Presenter / Narrator (voice)
Ray Laska's headshot

Ray Laska

The Warlord
David Burke's headshot

David Burke

The Friar
Ross Evans's headshot

Ross Evans

The President
Paul Valentine's headshot

Paul Valentine

The Secretary of State
Philip L. Clarke's headshot

Philip L. Clarke

Nostradamus (voice)
Queen Mary's headshot

Queen Mary

Self (archive footage)
Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom's headshot

Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom

Self (archive footage)

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