All the Time in the World
- by unknown writers and Arthur C. Clarke, directed by Don Medford
- Short Story
- Science Fiction
- Adults
- Definite Time Travel
- English
- “All the Time in the World” by unknown writers and Arthur C. Clarke, directed by Don Medford (ABC-TV, USA,13 June 1952).
The skilled robber is now Henry Judson and his target is now the New York Metropolitan Museum, but the plot essentials remain largely the same as in Clarke’s earlier story: Use the time traveler’s foolproof plan to rob the museum.
—Michael Main
Within this five-foot circle, time is speeded up to an almost unbelievable pace. But the world outside the circle remains unchanged.
Tags
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- Time Periods
- Circa AD 1950 to 1959: presumed story time
- Near Future, AD 2300 and Beyond: Unlike the original story, the traveler comes from a recognizable Earth about 1,000 years in the future.
- Timeline Models
- Time Travel Methods
- Unexplained Time Travel Methods: Unlike the story, there is no mention of the traveler's time travel method.
- Themes
- Antiques or Ancient Artifacts for Fun and Profit
- Differing Time Rates: the accelerator bracelet
- Fictional Tags
- Post-Apocalyptic and Post-Holocaust Worlds: The apocalypse is nigh.
- Groupings
Variants
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- “All the Time in the World” by unknown writers and Arthur C. Clarke, directed by Don Medford (ABC-TV, USA,13 June 1952).
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written by
unknown persons
Previous Works
adapted from “All the Time in the World” (1952)
Indexer Notes
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- Credits—In The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke, Clarke notes that he worked on the script, but we don’t know the extent of his work or whether he was credited.