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The Man Who Fell to Earth

2 hr. 16 min. | Drama | N/A

Space alien crash lands on Earth, seeking help for his drought-stricken planet. By securing patents to advanced technology, he becomes a fabulously wealthy industrialist. However, money and its attendant decadence ultimately exert a stronger gravitational pull.

Nicolas Roeg

Nicolas Roeg

Nicolas Roeg was born in 1928 in London. When he was 19 years old, he started working in film industry as editing apprentice and worked his way up to cinematographer in twelve years. He went to shoot films for such directors as François Truffaut, John Schlesinger or Richard Lester. Roeg made his directorial debut with Performance in 1970. During the decade he produced his best known works: Don’t Look Now (1973), The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976), Bad Timing (1980). Roeg established himself as innovative and influential director challenging conventional film narration.
Languages
English
Subtitles
Lithuanian
Produced
1976: United Kingdom

Film information

Director
Nicolas Roeg
Screenplay
Paul Mayersberg
Music
John Phillips, Stomu Yamashta
Cinematography
Anthony B. Richmond
Cast
David Bowie, Rip Torn, Candy Clark, Buck Henry, Bernie Casey
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