The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)
The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
David Bowie
Thomas Jerome Newton
Rip Torn
Nathan Bryce
Candy Clark
Mary-Lou
Tony Mascia
Arthur
Buck Henry
Oliver Farnsworth
Bernie Casey
Peters
Adrienne La Russa
Helen
Claudia Jennings
Peters' Wife
Rick Riccardo
Trevor
Jim Lovell
James Lovell
Hilary Holland
Jill
Linda Hutton
Elaine
Jackson D. Kane
Professor Canutti
Lilybelle Crawford
Jewelery Store Owner
Richard Breeding
Receptionist
Albert Nelson
Waiter
Peter Prouse
Peters' Associate
John Phillips
Original Music Composer
Walter Tevis
Novel
Michael Deeley
Producer
Brian Eatwell
Production Design
Nicolas Roeg
Director
Stomu Yamashta
Original Music Composer
Si Litvinoff
Executive Producer
Graeme Clifford
Editor
May Routh
Costume Design
Barry Spikings
Producer
Anthony B. Richmond
Director of Photography
Paul Mayersberg
Screenplay
Robin Gregory
Sound Recordist
Susanna Merry
Continuity
Kip Gowans
Assistant Director
Martin Samuel
Hairstylist
John Peverall
Associate Producer
Ellis Burman Jr.
Makeup Effects
Simon Wakefield
Set Decoration
Tom Raeburn
Property Master
Chuck White
Still Photographer
Terry Sharratt
Boom Operator
Linda DeVetta
Makeup Artist
Media.
Details.
Release DateMarch 18, 1976
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 18m
Content RatingR
Budget$1,500,000
Filming LocationsNew Mexico, United States
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Wiki.
The Man Who Fell to Earth is a 1976 British science fantasy drama film directed by Nicolas Roeg and adapted by Paul Mayersberg. Based on Walter Tevis's 1963 novel of the same name, the film follows an extraterrestrial (Thomas Jerome Newton) who crash lands on Earth seeking a way to ship water to his planet, which is suffering from a severe drought, but finds himself at the mercy of human vices and corruption. It stars David Bowie, Candy Clark, Buck Henry, and Rip Torn. It was produced by Michael Deeley and Barry Spikings. The same novel was later adapted as a television film in 1987. A 2022 television series with the same name serves as a continuation of the film 45 years later, including featuring Newton as a character and showing archival footage from the film.
The Man Who Fell to Earth retains a cult following for its use of surreal imagery and Bowie's first starring film role as the alien Thomas Jerome Newton. It is considered an important work of science fiction cinema and one of the best films of Roeg's career.