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The 27th Day

  • 19571957
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 15m
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6.1/10
1.6K
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The 27th Day (1957)
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Aliens take five people, give them small capsules which can kill mankind without additional damage, with the understanding they will colonize Earth only if they use the weapons.Aliens take five people, give them small capsules which can kill mankind without additional damage, with the understanding they will colonize Earth only if they use the weapons.Aliens take five people, give them small capsules which can kill mankind without additional damage, with the understanding they will colonize Earth only if they use the weapons.
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1.6K
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    • William Asher
    • John Mantley(screenplay)
    • Robert M. Fresco(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • Gene Barry
    • Valerie French
    • George Voskovec
    • William Asher
    • John Mantley(screenplay)
    • Robert M. Fresco(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • Gene Barry
    • Valerie French
    • George Voskovec
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    • 56User reviews
    • 34Critic reviews
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    Gene Barry
    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
    Stefan Schnabel
    • The Soviet General
    Ralph Clanton
    • Mr. Ingram
    Friedrich von Ledebur
    Friedrich von Ledebur
    • Dr. Karl Neuhaus
    • (as Frederick Ledebur)
    Paul Birch
    Paul Birch
    • Admiral
    Azemat Janti
    • Ivan Godofsky
    Fred Aldrich
    Fred Aldrich
    • Russian Officer
    • (uncredited)
    Monty Ash
    • Soviet Prison Physician
    • (uncredited)
    Irvin Ashkenazy
    Irvin Ashkenazy
    • 2nd Man
    • (uncredited)
    Charles Bennett
    • Gorki
    • (uncredited)
    John Bleifer
    • Spokesman
    • (uncredited)
    David Bond
    David Bond
    • Dr. Schmidt
    • (uncredited)
    George Boyce
    • Diplomat
    • (uncredited)
    Ralph Brooks
    • Pentagon Officer
    • (uncredited)
    George Bruggeman
    George Bruggeman
    • Russian Officer
    • (uncredited)
      • William Asher
      • John Mantley(screenplay) (novel)
      • Robert M. Fresco(uncredited)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      This was based on a novel by John Mantley, a highly regarded writer who also wrote the screenplay. This may explain why this film is regarded as more intelligent than most low-budget science-fiction films of that period.
    • Goofs
      The alien assumes that there are only two outcomes: humans use the weapons and destroy themselves, leaving Earth open for occupation OR humans don't use the weapons, and the alien species dies out, BUT there is a third, more likely outcome: the major powers use the capsules to attack each other (either pre-emptively or in retaliation) but millions of people in South America, Africa and Australia/Oceania remain alive (the five people chosen to control access to the weapons were all from the Northern hemisphere).
    • Quotes

      Jonathan Clark: People hate because they fear, and they fear anything they don't understand, which is almost everything.

    • Connections
      Edited from Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956)

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    A thoughtful look at "the 27th Day"
    This a very thoughtful film. Even though the film takes place in 1957 the subject matter is current into todays world. The film makes you think of society as a whole. Not of just one nation. The ills and the good of human relations with each other and our surroundings. How far we would go to make this world a far better place or a Hell of earth. It makes you stop and think, what would you do with the power the people were given in the film. The effects were average for a film of the time period. Great effects were not needed though. Watch, listen and think. The film gets better each time you watch it.
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    • Dec 14, 2001

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    • Release date
      • July 1957 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Sequit Point, Leo Carrillo State Beach - 35000 W. Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Romson Productions
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    • 1 hour 15 minutes
      • Black and White

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