The Tom Machine
1980-11-20 · 47 min · Not rated
100 years in the future: Tom is both bored and worried in the humdrum, violent times. Also he is unable to remember what his job is and thus decides to leave. But everyone keeps telling him that is impossible ...
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- Paul Bamborough
- Production companies
- NFTS
- Countries
- United Kingdom
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- Released
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Donald SumpterTom
John CleeseComputer (voice)
Harold Innocent
David Hatton
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