THX 1138

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dystopian film film science fiction film

THX 1138 is a dystopian science fiction film set in a sterile, totalitarian future where citizens are controlled through drugs and surveillance.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	dystopian film → film → science fiction film →
basedOn	Electronic Labyrinth THX 1138 4EB → student film by George Lucas →
cinematography	Albert Kihn → David Myers →
colorProcess	color →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
depicts	omnipresent video surveillance → robotic police enforcement → use of mandatory drugs to suppress emotions →
director	George Lucas →
distributedBy	Warner Bros. →
editedBy	George Lucas → Walter Murch →
genre	dystopian → science fiction →
hasCultFollowing	true →
hasVersion	THX 1138 Director's Cut →
mainCharacter	LUH 3417 → SEN 5241 → THX 1138 →
medium	feature film →
musicBy	Lalo Schifrin →
narrativeFocus	individual rebellion against a controlled society →
notableFor	early feature film by George Lucas →
originalLanguage	English →
partOf	American New Wave cinema →
producer	Francis Ford Coppola →
productionCompany	American Zoetrope →
releaseYear	1971 →
runningTime	approximately 86 minutes →
setting	totalitarian future society → underground city →
starring	Don Pedro Colley → Donald Pleasence → Maggie McOmie → Robert Duvall →
theme	dehumanization → drug-induced social control → mind control → state surveillance →
writer	George Lucas → Walter Murch →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Marcia Lucas → Walter Murch →	notableWork
THX 1138 ("Electronic Labyrinth THX 1138 4EB") →	basedOn
Walter Murch →	designedSoundFor
George Lucas →	directed
Marcia Lucas →	editedFilm
THX 1138 ("THX 1138 Director's Cut") →	hasVersion
THX 1138 →	mainCharacter