In 1940 war hits Everytown and, with its people unprepared, lasts thirty years. A new order, named 'Wings Over the World', emerges from the ruins, led by John Cabal (Raymond Massey). By 2036, Cabal's grandson Oswald continues his quest towards a society ruled by technology, but the artistic community stage a mass revolt. Based on HG Wells's speculative meditation on the price of progress.