The Man Who Could Work Miracles

This article is about the film. For the short story by H. G. Wells upon which it was based, see The Man Who Could Work Miracles (short story).

The Man Who Could Work Miracles
Directed byLothar Mendes
Written byH. G. Wells
Lajos Bíró
Produced byAlexander Korda
StarringRoland Young
Joan Gardner
Ralph Richardson
CinematographyHarold Rosson
Edited byPhilip Charlot
William W. Hornbeck
Music byMischa Spoliansky
Production
company
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release dates
  • 8 February 1937 (1937-02-08) (UK)
  • 19 February 1937 (1937-02-19) (US)
Running time
82 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Man Who Could Work Miracles is a 1937 British fantasy comedy film directed by Lothar Mendes and produced by Alexander Korda.[1] The film stars Roland Young with a cast of supporting players including Sir Ralph Richardson.[2] Possibly the best-known of Mendes' 20 films, it is an expanded version of H. G. Wells's 1898 short story of the same name. Wells worked on the adaptation, revising the plot to reflect his socialist frustrations with the British upper class and the growing threats of communism and fascism in Europe.[3]

  1. ^ Destination Hollywood: The Influence of Europeans on American Filmmaking by Larry Langman p. 79
  2. ^ "BFI Screenonline: Man Who Could Work Miracles, The (1937)". BFI Screenonline.
  3. ^ Merle Kenneth Peirce British Cinema and the Manipulation of Public Opinion During the Inter-War Years (2010)[page needed]