The Time Machine (1978)

Director
Henning Schellerup

Main cast
John Beck; Priscilla Barnes; Andrew Duggan; Whit Bissell

Genres
Sci-Fi, Adventure

Description
A scientist builds a machine that will enable him to travel back and forth in time, but when he puts it in motion, he gets more than he bargained for.


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