United States / Jan 07, 1957 / NR
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
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...
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Arnold Moss | The Alien |
| Monty Ash | Soviet Prison Physician |
| Theo Marcuse | Soviet Col. Gregor |
| Paul Birch | Admiral |
| Paul Frees | Radio Newscaster Ward Mason |
| Marie Tsien | Su Tan |
| Charles Bennett | Gorki |
| John Bleifer | Spokesman |
| Irvin Ashkenazy | 2nd Man |
| David Bond | Dr. Schmidt |
| Philip Van Zandt | Taxi Driver |
| Mel Welles | Russian Marshal |
| Peter Norman | Interrogator |
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Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The 27th Day |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Romson Productions, Columbia Pictures |
| Release date | 7 gennaio 1957 |
| Executive producer | Lewis J. Rachmil |
| Production | Helen Ainsworth |
| Writer | John Mantley |
| Editing | Jerome Thoms |
| Cinematography | Henry Freulich |
| Assistant directors | William Asher |
| Camera operators | Henry Freulich |
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| Additional photography | Henry Freulich |
| Production design | Ross Bellah, Frank Tuttle |
| Art direction | Ross Bellah, Frank Tuttle |
| Set decoration | Frank Tuttle, Ross Bellah |
| Special effects | Ray Harryhausen |
| Music | Mischa Bakaleinikoff, Ferrol Redd |
| Sound | Ferrol Redd, Mischa Bakaleinikoff |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Germany / Jul 31, 1958 / 16
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