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The 27th Day (1957)

APPROVED 75 min  -  Sci-Fi  -   July 1957 (USA)
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Five individuals from five nations, including the "Superpowers," USA, USSR, and China, suddenly find themselves on an alien spacecraft... See full summary »

Director:

William Asher

Writers:

John Mantley (screenplay), John Mantley (novel), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Cast overview:
Gene Barry ...
Jonathan Clark
Valerie French Valerie French ...
Eve Wingate
George Voskovec George Voskovec ...
Prof. Klaus Bechner
Arnold Moss Arnold Moss ...
The Alien
Stefan Schnabel ...
The Soviet General
Ralph Clanton Ralph Clanton ...
Mr. Ingram
Friedrich von Ledebur Friedrich von Ledebur ...
Dr. Karl Neuhaus (as Frederick Ledebur)
Paul Birch Paul Birch ...
Admiral
Azemat Janti Azemat Janti ...
Ivan Godofsky
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Storyline

Five individuals from five nations, including the "Superpowers," USA, USSR, and China, suddenly find themselves on an alien spacecraft. An alien gives each a container holding capsules. No power on earth can open a given container except a mental command from the person to whom it is given. Each person has been provided with the power of life and death. Any of these individuals has the capability to instantaneously launch the capsules to whatever coordinates he/she chooses, and each capsule will then eradicate all human life within a 3,000-mile radius of its designated location. Written by Craig Chilton <xanadu@sbt.net>  

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Plot Keywords:

Alien | Cold War | Alien Abduction | United Nations | Race Track  | See more »

Taglines:

Mightiest shocker the screen ever had the guts to make! See more »

Genres:

Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Den 27:e dagen See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Romson Productions See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

When the Soviet General and Prof. Beckner launch the capsules the General gives the coordinates for Houston, Texas (29° 45' 26" N, 95° 21' W). Beckner gives the coordinates for Moscow (55° 45' 18" N, 37° 37' 14" E). Beckner is also heard giving partial coordinates for 45° 4' 23" N and 12' 12" E but the degrees are missing. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: When the doctor is standing in the life raft waiting for the bomb to detonate he is standing perfectly still. If the raft was actually in the ocean there would be be movement. See more »

Quotes

[Clark turns on a transistor radio, music plays]
Eve Wingate: What in heavens name is that?
Jonathan Clark: Rock 'n' roll.
Eve Wingate: Rock 'n' roll.
Jonathan Clark: Music, almost.
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Connections

Referenced in The Jane Austen Book Club (2007) See more »