SAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE
Railing against these machines, philosopher C.E.M. Joad said, "The only way to see the country is to walk in it"
What Are Cars (Automobiles)
A person in their 80s (12)
What is a octagenarian
It's the occupational surname shared by Plymouth Colony governor John & scientist George Washington
What is Carver
The novel titled this "Patient" is set in Italy & was written by Sri Lankan-Canadian Michael Ondaatje
What Are The English
Not opening with "Good even-ing", this thriller director took the Thalberg in 1968 with "Thank you...very much indeed"
What is Hitchcock
His "Das Kapital" says that a machine " immediately becomes a competitor of the workman"
Who is (Karl) Marx
To swing back & forth (9)
What Is Oscillate
Reasonably enough, this last name of Canadian author Margaret refers to one who lives in or near a forest
What Is Atwood
Music Score winner Dimitri Tiomkin, for this Cooper-Kelly western: "Thank you very much. Thank you"; now give us the time of day!
What Is Abnorignal
Music Score winner Dimitri Tiomkin, for this Cooper-Kelly western: "Thank you very much. Thank you"; now give us the time of day!
What Is High Noon
Some cybersecurity experts warn about Russian-developed FaceApp, best known for virtually doing this to people's faces
What is Aging Them
A musical composition (4)
What Is Oups
In the names Kirkman & Kirkland, Kirk refers to one of these
What Is Church
Gabriel Sundukian wrote this language's greatest dramas in what's now the country of Georgia
What Is Armenian
"Thank you. Thank you very much. Appreciate it.”said Delbert Mann who directed this actor as 1955's "Marty"
What Is Borgnine
This author's 1952 novel "Player Piano" deals with a man rebelling against a machine-filled dystopia
Who is (Kurt) Vonnegut
Spanish stew pot (4)
DAILY DOUBLE
In Vietnam, an estimated 40% of the population answer to this last name, the country's most popular
This poet told the Nobel Banquet, "Our Irish theatre could (never) have come into existence but for" Henrik Ibsen
Who Is (William Butler) Yates
This Viennese-Amer. Best Director for "The Apartment": "Thank you so much, you lovely discerning people. Thank you"
Who Is (billy) Widler
DAILY DOUBLE
In 1816 Lord Byron penned a "Song for" these loom-smashing rioters who were being displaced by new technology
Hatred (5)
What Is Odium
Horvat & Knezevic are common surnames in this country; Horvat comes from the country's name for itself in its own language
What Is Croatia
Son of a Polish patriot, he was born in what's now Berdychiv, Ukraine & wrote works like "Typhoon" in English
Who Is (Joseph) Conrad
Best actor William Holden, for this "numeric" 1953 film set in a German P.O.W. camp: "Thank you. Thank you"
What Is Stalag 17