The underlying premiss of this film is quite interesting. Five people are kidnapped by a vastly superior alien race and each given a potentially toxic capsule. These capsules can only be opened upon the command of the owner, but if they ever are then mankind is doomed to eradication. The five are from different nations and all walks of life and once the alien announces to the assembled world the identities of the…
The 27th Day (1957)
Terror from Outer Space!
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...
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Gene Barry
Jonathan Clark
Valerie French
Eve Wingate
George Voskovec
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Azemat Janti
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Stefan Schnabel
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What is The 27th Day about?
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…
When was The 27th Day released?
The 27th Day was released in 1957.
What genres does The 27th Day belong to?
The 27th Day is categorised as Science Fiction.
Who stars in The 27th Day?
The cast of The 27th Day includes Gene Barry, Valerie French, George Voskovec, Azemat Janti, Stefan Schnabel.