The Vision (TV Movie)

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For the Marvel Comics superhero and member of The Avengers, see Vision (Marvel Comics).

For the international monthly magazine dedicated to Universal Love and Service, see The Vision.

The Vision
Genre	science fiction
Written by	William Nicholson
Directed by	Norman Stone
Produced by	David M. Thompson
Starring	Dirk Bogarde Helena Bonham Carter Lee Remick Lynda Bellingham Philip O'Brien
Music by	Bill Connor
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Language	English
Original channel	BBC
Release date(s)	9 January 1988

The Vision is an British television movie which had its first showing on 9 January 1988 on BBC1. The film was written by William Nicholson and directed by Norman Stone. It starred Dirk Bogarde and Helena Bonham Carter.

Filming locations included The Exchange, Mount Stuart Square, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom.

1 Plot
2 Music
3 Trivia
4 Cast
5 External links

[edit] Plot

A sinister cult uses a new television station to create a new European order. Dirk Bogarde plays a has-been UK TV personality hired to front the organisation but grows uneasy about its aims. At the end of the film, he attempts to warn the television audience about the dangers they face during the station's first transmission. But he fails to realise that recorded footage is being played during his "live" broadcast. He only realises when he is escorted from the studio by a stony-faced security guard and sees on the television monitors the (innocuous) beginning of his broadcast followed by a swift cut to his interviewer who thanks him for his contribution and then announces the showing of their first film, Back to the Future.

[edit] Music

Bill Connor wrote the original music for the film.

The film features the sound track Watch the Skies by Ken Howard.

[edit] Trivia

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The film was the main feature on the front cover of the Radio Times when it was first shown.