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Summary
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.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Thought-provoking
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+30)
Critics 20Audiences 50GoodWatch 36
Tomatometer20%
IMDb6.1
Letterboxd · 929 ratings3.0/5
Audience score29%
Running time
1 h 15 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 sci-fi movies, −24 min on the typical 99
typical 9975Half of all sci-fi movies run 90–112 min.
Reach
Streams in 4 countries
Released
1957
January 7, 1957
69 years ago
Genre
Science FictionLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 12 more20 people
- Gene BarryJonathan Clark
- Valerie FrenchEve Wingate
- George VoskovecProf. Klaus Bechner
- Azemat JantiIvan Godofsky
- Stefan SchnabelThe Soviet General
- Friedrich von LedeburDr. Karl Neuhaus
- Ralph ClantonMr Ingram
- Arnold MossThe Alien
- MAMonty AshSoviet Prison Physician
Theo MarcuseSoviet Col. Gregor
Paul BirchAdmiral
Paul FreesRadio Newscaster Ward Mason- MTMarie TsienSu Tan
- CBCharles BennettGorki
John BleiferSpokesman- IAIrvin Ashkenazy2nd Man
David BondDr. Schmidt
Philip Van ZandtTaxi Driver
Mel WellesRussian Marshal- PNPeter NormanInterrogator
Directing · 1
- William Asher Director
Writing · 1
- John Mantley Screenplay, Novel
Production · 2
- Lewis J. Rachmil Executive Producer
- Helen Ainsworth Producer
Camera · 1
- Henry Freulich Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Jerome Thoms Editor
Sound · 2
- Mischa Bakaleinikoff Original Music Composer
- Ferrol Redd Sound Director
Art · 2
- Ross Bellah Art Direction
- Frank Tuttle Set Decoration
Other crew · 2
- Ray Harryhausen Special Effects
- Will Sheldon Second Unit
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