The 27th Day

The 27th Day

1957
1h 15m
6.2

6.2/10

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"Terror from Outer Space!"

Overview

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...

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Romson Productions Columbia Pictures
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date January 7, 1957
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0050085

Cast

Gene Barry
Gene Barry

Jonathan Clark

Valerie French
Valerie French

Eve Wingate

George Voskovec
George Voskovec

Prof. Klaus Bechner

Azemat Janti
Azemat Janti

Ivan Godofsky

Stefan Schnabel
Stefan Schnabel

The Soviet General

Friedrich von Ledebur
Friedrich von Ledebur

Dr. Karl Neuhaus

Ralph Clanton
Ralph Clanton

Mr Ingram

Arnold Moss
Arnold Moss

The Alien

Monty Ash
Monty Ash

Soviet Prison Physician

Theo Marcuse
Theo Marcuse

Soviet Col. Gregor

Paul Birch
Paul Birch

Admiral

Paul Frees
Paul Frees

Radio Newscaster Ward Mason

Key Crew

John Mantley
Screenplay
William Asher
Director
Lewis J. Rachmil
Executive Producer
Helen Ainsworth
Producer