The 27th Day

"Terror from Outer Space!"

Jul 1 1957 Approved 1h 15m
Sci-Fi

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...

Plot

Five individuals from five nations, including the "Superpowers" (USA, USSR and China), suddenly find themselves on an alien spacecraft. An alien gives each a container holding capsules. No power on Earth can open a given container except a mental command from the person to whom it is given. Each person has been provided with the power of life and death. Any of these individuals has the capability to instantaneously launch the capsules to whatever coordinates he/she chooses, and each capsule will then eradicate all human life within a 3,000-mile radius of its designated location.

Written by

John Mantley, Robert M. Fresco

Directed by

William Asher

Cast

Gene Barry, Valerie French, George Voskovec

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures, Romson Productions

Languages

English

Awards

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1957 The 27th Day Trailer
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