The 27th Day (1957)
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A locked-in-the-fifties science fiction film, The 27th Day begins with five different people from five different countries suddenly disappearing from view. They have been gently abducted by the agent (Arnold Moss) of a faraway dying planet, who gives each of the five earthlings a "killing capsule" that will destroy everything on Earth and allow the residents of the alien planet to re-colonize the planet--but which will be ineffective if not used after 27 days. In typical Cold War fashion, the representatives of the "good" countries (including Gene Barry) refuse to utilize the capsules, while the Soviets, (personified by Azemat Janti and Stefan Schnabel) intend to deploy the capsules for their own nefarious purposes. Their perfidy only results in the utter decimation of the USSR. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Gene Barry - Jonathan Clark
- George Voskovec - Prof. Klaus Bechner
- Stefan Schnabel - Leader
- Frederick Ledebur - Dr. Karl Neuhaus
- Marie Tsien - Su Tan
- Grandon Rhodes - United Nations Officer
- Mel Welles - Marshall
- Paul H. Frees - Newscaster
- Emil Sitka - Newsboy
- Ralph Montgomery
- Arthur Lovejoy - Brakovich
- Michael Harris - FBI Man
- Doreen Woodbury - Woman
- Peter Norman - Interrogator
- Jerry Janger - Officer
- John Bleifer - Spokesman
- Eric Feldary - Russian Sergeant
- Jacques Gallo - French Announcer
- John Bryant - Federal Agent
- Valerie French - Eve Wingate
- Arnold Moss - The Alien
- Ralph Clanton - Mr. Ingram
- Paul Birch - Admiral
- Ed Hinton - Commander
- Monty Ash - Russian Doctor
- Mark Warren - Peter
- Philip Van Zandt - Taxi Driver
- John Mooney - MP Captain
- Theo Marcuse - Col. Gregor
- Tom Daly - Joe, the Bartender
- Charles Bennett - Gorki
- Sigfrid Tor - Gen. Zamke
- Paul Power - Army Doctor
- Irvin Ashkenazy - Second Man
- John Dodsworth - British Announcer
- Weaver Levy - Chinese Sergeant
- David Bond - Dr. Schmidt
- Director(s):
- William Asher
- Writer(s):
- John Mantley
- Producer(s):
- Helen Ainsworth
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