The Man Who Saw Tomorrow

The Man Who Saw Tomorrow
Directed byRobert Guenette
Written byNostradamus (book)
Robert Guenette
Alan Hopgood
Produced byPaul Drane
Robert Guenette
Lee Kramer
StarringOrson Welles (Presenter/Narrator)
Edited byScott McLennan
Peter Wood
Music byWilliam Loose
Jack Tillar
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • April 1981 (1981-01-09) (U.S.)
Running time
90 minutes
LanguageEnglish

The Man Who Saw Tomorrow is a 1981 documentary-style movie about the predictions of French astrologer and physician Michel de Notredame (Nostradamus).

The Man Who Saw Tomorrow is presented and narrated by Orson Welles, who also hosts some segments. The film depicts many of Nostradamus' predictions as evidence of Nostradamus' predicting ability, though as with other works, nothing is offered which conclusively proves his accuracy. The last quarter of the film discusses Nostradamus' supposed prediction for the then future of the 1980s, 1990s and beyond. There are no scientifically testable predictions directly included in this film, only suggestions and allusions.