The Last Days of Man on Earth (1973)

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81 min - Sci-Fi | Thriller - 1974 (USA)

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After the death of his Nobel Prize-winning father, billionaire physicist Jerry Cornelius becomes embroiled in the search for the mysterious "Final Programme"... See full summary »

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Jon Finch	...	Jerry Cornelius
	Jenny Runacre	...	Miss Brunner
	Sterling Hayden	...	Maj. Wrongway Lindbergh
	Harry Andrews	...	John
	Hugh Griffith	...	Professor Hira
	Julie Ege	...	Miss Dazzle
	Patrick Magee	...	Dr. Baxter
	Graham Crowden	...	Dr. Smiles
	George Coulouris	...	Dr. Powys
	Basil Henson	...	Dr. Lucas
	Derrick O'Connor	...	Frank
	Gilles Millinaire	...	Dimitri
	Ronald Lacey	...	Shades
	Sandy Ratcliff	...	Jenny (as Sandy Ratcliffe)
	Mary MacLeod	...	Nurse

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After the death of his Nobel Prize-winning father, billionaire physicist Jerry Cornelius becomes embroiled in the search for the mysterious "Final Programme", developed by his father. The programme, a design for a perfect, self-replicating human being, is contained on microfilm. A group of scientists, led by the formidable Miss Brunner (who consumes her lovers), has sought Cornelius's help in obtaining it. After a chase across a war-torn Europe on the verge of anarchy, Brunner and Cornelius obtain the microfilm from Jerry's loathsome brother Frank. They proceed to an abandoned underground Nazi fortress in the Arctic to run the programme, with Jerry and Miss Brunner as the subjects. Written by Bernard Keane <BKeane2@email.dot.gov.au>

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The Future is Cancelled!

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Sci-Fi | Thriller

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English

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1974 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Alpha omega: il principio della fine See more »

Filming Locations:

Desierto de Tabernas, Almería, Andalucía, Spain See more »

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Anglo-EMI Film Distributors Ltd., Goodtimes Enterprises, Gladiole See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

81 min | USA: 89 min (uncut version)

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Mono

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Color (Technicolor)

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1.85 : 1

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The first cinema film of Sarah Douglas. See more »

Quotes

Frank: What you need is some Tempodex, Jerry. That's what I'm on. Time-fix, it's my remedy for everyone. Can't you feel those millions of years waiting in your spine, huh? Waiting to find their way up into your back-brain, your mid-brain, your fore-brain? You'll never know you had so many brains, Jerry, till Tempodex starts opening them up for you.
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The Last Days of Man on Earth (1973)
The Final Programme (original title)

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