THX 1138
THX 1138
THX 1138
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1971
1h 26m
6.4(1015 votes)
Science Fiction
Drama

Overview

People in the future live in a totalitarian society. A technician named THX 1138 lives a mundane life between work and taking a controlled consumption of drugs that the government uses to make puppets out of people. As THX is without drugs for the first time he has feelings for a woman and they start a secret relationship.

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Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures
American Zoetrope

Videos & Trailers

3 videos

Cast & Crew

44 members
Acting

Robert Duvall

THX

Robert Duvall
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Donald Pleasence

SEN

Donald Pleasence
Acting

Don Pedro Colley

SRT

Don Pedro Colley
Acting

Maggie McOmie

LUH

Maggie McOmie
Acting

Ian Wolfe

PTO

Ian Wolfe
Acting

Marshall Efron

TWA

Marshall Efron
Acting

Sid Haig

NCH

Sid Haig
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John Pearce

DWY

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Irene Cagen

IMM

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Gary Alan Marsh

CAM

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Crew

John Seaton

OUE

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Eugene I. Stillman

JOT

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Jack Walsh

TRG

Jack Walsh
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Mark Lawhead

Shell Dweller

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Robert Feero

Chrome Robot

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Johnny Weissmuller Jr.

Chrome Robot

Johnny Weissmuller Jr.
Acting

Claudette Bessing

ELC

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Susan Stroh

Control Officer

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James Wheaton

OMM (voice)

James Wheaton
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Henry Jacobs

Mark 8 Student

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Bill Love

Mark 8 Instructor

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Doc Scortt

Monk

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Gary Austin

Man in Yellow

Gary Austin
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Scott L. Menges

Child #1

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Toby L. Stearns

Child #2

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Paul K. Haje

Trial Prosecutor

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Ralph Chesse

Trial Proctor

Ralph Chesse
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Dion M. Chesse

Trial Defender

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Bruce Chesse

Trial Pontifex

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Crew

Mello Alexandria

Hologram Dancer

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Brandyn Barbara Artis

Hologram Dancer

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Morris D. Erby

Hologram Newscaster

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Willie C. Barnes

Hologram Comic

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Richard Quinnell

Hologram Comic

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Jean M. Durand

Hologram Listener

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Scott Beach

Announcer (voice)

Scott Beach
Acting

Neva Beach

Announcer (voice)

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Terence McGovern

Announcer (voice)

Terence McGovern
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Julie Payne

Announcer (voice)

Julie Payne
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James Cranna

Announcer (voice)

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Ruth Silveira

Announcer (voice)

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Bruce Mackey

Announcer (voice)

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David Ogden Stiers

Announcer (voice)

David Ogden Stiers
Acting

Bart Patton

Announcer (voice)

Bart Patton

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