The Man Who Fell to Earth
- Original title
- The Man Who Fell to Earth
- Year
- 1976
- Running time
- 140 min.
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Paul Mayersberg. Novel: Walter Tevis
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Sci-Fi | Aliens. Cult Movie
- Movie Groups
- Walter Tevis Adaptations
- Synopsis
- An alien being travels to Earth in human form with a plan to bring water to his own dying planet. Once on Earth, the superintelligent space traveler begins making the social and financial climbs necessary for his plot to succeed. But he finds earthly pleasures far more enticing than he ever imagined and gradually slides into a life of shallow debauchery.
- Awards
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1976: Berlin Film Festival: Official Selection
- Critics' reviews
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"The most intellectually provocative genre film of the 1970s"
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"It’s ambitious, artful and unique. As for Bowie… what a star, man."
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