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Five

  • 19511951
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
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Susan Douglas Rubes in Five (1951)
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The world is destroyed in a nuclear holocaust. Only five Americans survive, including a pregnant woman, a neo-Nazi, a black man and a bank clerk.The world is destroyed in a nuclear holocaust. Only five Americans survive, including a pregnant woman, a neo-Nazi, a black man and a bank clerk.The world is destroyed in a nuclear holocaust. Only five Americans survive, including a pregnant woman, a neo-Nazi, a black man and a bank clerk.
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1.4K
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  • Director
    • Arch Oboler
  • Writers
    • Arch Oboler
    • James Weldon Johnson(poem "Creation")
  • Stars
    • William Phipps
    • Susan Douglas Rubes
    • James Anderson
  • Director
    • Arch Oboler
  • Writers
    • Arch Oboler
    • James Weldon Johnson(poem "Creation")
  • Stars
    • William Phipps
    • Susan Douglas Rubes
    • James Anderson
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 52User reviews
    • 39Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    James Anderson, Susan Douglas Rubes, Earl Lee, and William Phipps in Five (1951)
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    William Phipps
    William Phipps
    • Michael
    Susan Douglas Rubes
    Susan Douglas Rubes
    • Roseanne
    • (as Susan Douglas)
    James Anderson
    James Anderson
    • Eric
    Charles Lampkin
    Charles Lampkin
    • Charles
    Earl Lee
    • Mr. Barnstaple
    • Director
      • Arch Oboler
    • Writers
      • Arch Oboler
      • James Weldon Johnson(poem "Creation")
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    • Trivia
      Filmed in a house called "Cliff House" designed by famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright. It was the home of the film's producer/writer/director, Arch Oboler, and sat on his 360-acre ranch in the Santa Monica Mountains along Mulholland Highway. Outdoor scenes were filmed on his property as well as other nearby locations in the Santa Monica Mountains. The "Cliff House" was burned to the ground - with only the foundations and chimney remaining - in the 2019 "Woolsey Fire," which swept through the area.
    • Goofs
      When looking at the soap box powder in the store, the name of the soap is "Atomic Suds" but when the box is tilted by the actor you can clearly see the box top reads "Tide".
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

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    • Connections
      Featured in Great Balls of Fire! (1989)

    User reviews52

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    6/10
    Bleak end of mankind flick seems oddly like Bergman
    I 'd never heard of this movie, so I was surprised at how good it was, shoestring budget or not. The acting isn't that bad, although James Anderson (Eric) has one of the strangest accents I've ever heard (It's somewhere between London, Bombay and Berlin). One fascinating 6th surivivor in the movie is the house itself that most of the scenes take place in. It is a cliff house designed by the great American Architect , Frank Lloyd Wright. Somehow the house and scenery add an extra sense of elegance to the movie that would have been lost if it was set in another setting. The characters are frequently filmed against the spectacular views from the house's large glass windows, emphasizing their loneliness in a world now so large and unpopulated. The pacing is glacial and seems to dwell on the (frequently depressed) moods of the characters, bringing to mind Bergman films like Persona (although Arch Oboler is no Igmar Bergman). The most likeable character is Charles, played by Charles Lampkin, who would go on to appear in films as varied as 'The Man', 'Islands in the Stream' and 'Coccoon' as well as a semi-regular character 'Ralph' on Mayberry RFD. He has a sweetness and naturalness that makes his paraphrasing of the beginning of Genesis one of the high points of the movie. It's a pity that he wasn't born later, or we would have seen more of him than the string of uncredited appearances in movies throughout the 60s and 70s.
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    • Release date
      • October 1951 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 5ive
    • Filming locations
      • Arch Oboler House - 32436 Mulholland Highway, Malibu, California, USA(primary location as house where survivors stay, interiors, exteriors)
    • Production company
      • Arch Oboler Productions
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    • Budget
      • $75,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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