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The 27th Day is a 1957 sci-fi film about five people who receive capsules that can destroy human life on Earth. They must decide whether to use them or not, as a test of humanity's character by an alien race.
The 27th Day: Directed by William Asher. With Gene Barry, Valerie French, George Voskovec, Arnold Moss. Aliens take five people, give them small capsules which can kill mankind without additional damage, with the understanding they will colonize Earth only if they use the weapons.
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- William Asher
- 1957-07
Five people from five different nations suddenly find themselves on an alien spaceship where they are each given a container holding capsules.
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Five people from different countries are given capsules that can kill anyone by mental command. They have 27 days to decide whether to use them and save the world or destroy it.
An alien from a dying planet brings five average people from England, Germany, China, the Soviet Union and the United States onto its spacecraft. Each person is given a case containing vials that...
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- Gene Barry, Valerie French, Arnold Moss
- William Asher
- Sci-Fi
Dec 11, 2008 · Sharing some themes with the better known sci-fi classic The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951), The 27th Day poses a tantalizing end-of-the-world scenario, on a much more modest budget, that played off the fears and prejudices of contemporary Americans, circa 1957.
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Watch the official trailer for "The 27th Day," a 1957 sci-fi movie about aliens who threaten to destroy Earth unless five people use a deadly weapon. Starring Gene Barry, Valerie French, and George Voskovec, directed by William Asher.
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