Time After Time (1979)

"H.G. Wells Races Through Time To Catch Jack The Ripper!"

Time After Time is a 1979 American Sci-Fi film. Written and directed by Nicholas Meyer, it stars Malcom McDowell as H.G. Wells, and David Warner as Jack the Ripper. Nicolas Meyer also directed what are arguably the two best Star Trek Films (II and VI).

Time After Time won 5 awards and was nominated for an additional 7. (full list) The day that this post goes live is the 30th anniversary of it's release to American Cinema.

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