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Science Fiction

The 27th Day

- Terror from Outer Space!

Five individuals from five nations, including the USA, USSR, and China, suddenly find themselves on an alien saucer, where an alien gives each a container holding three capsules. The alien explains that no power on earth can open a given container except a mental command from the person to whom it is given, then anyone may take a capsule and, by speaking a latitude and longitude at it, cause instant death to all within a given radius: thus each of the five has been provided with the power of life and death. Then, they are given 27 days to decide whether to use the capsules, and returned to the places from which each one came...

Release Date : 1957-01-07

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Romson ProductionsColumbia Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Gene Barry

Character Name : Jonathan Clark

Original Name : Gene Barry

Gender : Male

Valerie French

Character Name : Eve Wingate

Original Name : Valerie French

Gender : Female

George Voskovec

Character Name : Prof. Klaus Bechner

Original Name : George Voskovec

Gender : Male

Azemat Janti

Character Name : Ivan Godofsky

Original Name : Azemat Janti

Gender : Male

Stefan Schnabel

Character Name : The Soviet General

Original Name : Stefan Schnabel

Gender : Male

Friedrich von Ledebur

Character Name : Dr. Karl Neuhaus

Original Name : Friedrich von Ledebur

Gender : Male

Ralph Clanton

Character Name : Mr Ingram

Original Name : Ralph Clanton

Gender : Male

Arnold Moss

Character Name : The Alien

Original Name : Arnold Moss

Gender : Male

Monty Ash

Character Name : Soviet Prison Physician

Original Name : Monty Ash

Gender : Male

Theo Marcuse

Character Name : Soviet Col. Gregor

Original Name : Theo Marcuse

Gender : Male

Paul Birch

Character Name : Admiral

Original Name : Paul Birch

Gender : Male

Paul Frees

Character Name : Radio Newscaster Ward Mason

Original Name : Paul Frees

Gender : Male

Marie Tsien

Character Name : Su Tan

Original Name : Marie Tsien

Gender : Male

Charles Bennett

Character Name : Gorki

Original Name : Charles Bennett

Gender : Male

John Bleifer

Character Name : Spokesman

Original Name : John Bleifer

Gender : Male

Irvin Ashkenazy

Character Name : 2nd Man

Original Name : Irvin Ashkenazy

Gender : Male

David Bond

Character Name : Dr. Schmidt

Original Name : David Bond

Gender : Male

Philip Van Zandt

Character Name : Taxi Driver

Original Name : Philip Van Zandt

Gender : Male

Mel Welles

Character Name : Russian Marshal

Original Name : Mel Welles

Gender : Male

Peter Norman

Character Name : Interrogator

Original Name : Peter Norman

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-11-09

The underlying premiss of this film is quite interesting. Five people are kidnapped by a vastly superior alien race and each given a potentially toxic capsule. These capsules can only be opened upon the command of the owner, but if they ever are then mankind is doomed to eradication. The five are from different nations and all walks of life and once the alien announces to the assembled world the identities of the group, their lives become frantic and unsafe - a predicament they must endure for twenty-seven days if they are to save the population from certain death! Arnold Moss does his best "Klaatu" impersonation as the visitor and William Asher offers us a considered story about how ordinary people - and their governments - might react in such weighty circumstances. Gene Barry leads a rather unimpressive cast, however, and that really lets this decent story down somewhat. He wasn't very good at the best of times, and here neither he nor Valerie French's "Eve" do justice to the intrigue of the plot. The ending, even after a few viewings, is a bit disappointing - but the whole concept makes this well worth watching.