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The Man Who Fell to Earth ()

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An alien must pose as a human to save his dying planet, but a woman and greed of other men create complications.
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Thomas Jerome Newton
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Nathan Bryce
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Mary-Lou
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Oliver Farnsworth
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Peters
Jackson D. Kane ...
Professor Canutti
Rick Riccardo ...
Trevor
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Arthur
Linda Hutton ...
Elaine
Hilary Holland ...
Jill
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Helen
Lilybelle Crawford ...
Jewellery Store Owner
Richard Breeding ...
Receptionist
Albert Nelson ...
Waiter
Peter Prouse ...
Peters' Associate
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Capt. James Lovell, Commander of Apollo 13 (as Capt. James Lovell)
Preacher & Congregation of Presbyterian Church ...
Preacher & Congregation of Presbyterian Church Artesia NM
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Waiter (uncredited)
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Peters' Wife (uncredited)
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Bryce's Daughter (uncredited)
Charles Noel ...
Doctor (uncredited)
Terry Southern ...
Reporter at Space Launch (uncredited)

Directed by

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Nicolas Roeg

Written by

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Paul Mayersberg ... (screenplay)
 
Walter Tevis ... (novel)

Produced by

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Michael Deeley ... producer
Si Litvinoff ... executive producer
John Peverall ... associate producer
Barry Spikings ... producer

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John Phillips
Stomu Yamashta

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Anthony B. Richmond ... director of photography (as Anthony Richmond)

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Graeme Clifford

Editorial Department

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Rodney Glenn ... assistant editor
Melinda Rees ... assistant editor

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Brian Eatwell

Set Decoration by

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Simon Wakefield ... (uncredited)

Costume Design by

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May Routh

Makeup Department

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Linda DeVetta ... chief makeup artist (as Linda de Vetta)
Martin Samuel ... hairdresser
Ellis Burman Jr. ... special makeup effects artist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Roy Stevens ... production manager

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Kip Gowans ... assistant director
Michael Stevenson ... second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Tom Raeburn ... property master (as Tommy Raeburn)
Chris Burke ... assistant art director (uncredited)
Ron Downing ... stand-by prop (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Alan Bell ... dubbing editor
Robin Gregory ... sound recordist
Bob Jones ... dubbing mixer
Colin Miller ... dubbing editor
Bill Barringer ... assistant dubbing mixer (uncredited)
Richard Daniel ... sound maintenance (uncredited)
Michael Ellis ... sound editor (uncredited)
Terry Sharratt ... boom operator (uncredited)

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Desmond Briscoe ... special electronic effects: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution / special oceanic effects: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

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Harrison Ellenshaw ... special photographic effects: Camera Effects Ltd. (as P.S. Ellenshaw)
John Speer ... visual effects (uncredited)

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Richard Graydon ... stunt arranger (as Dickie Graydon)
Matthew Norris ... stunt double: David Bowie (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Martin Evans ... gaffer
Gordon Hayman ... camera operator
Harry Jackson ... electrician
David James ... still photographer
Derek Suter ... electrician
Michael Thomas ... electrician
Jeremy Jones ... clapper loader (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Alan Swain ... extras casting (uncredited)
Jeanne Swain ... casting: New Mexico (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Ola Hudson ... suits made by: Mr. Bowie
Mike Jarvis ... wardrobe master
Janet Tebrooke ... wardrobe mistress

Location Management

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Terence Churcher ... location manager

Music Department

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John Phillips ... music recordist / musical director
Craig Dormer ... music remastering engineer (uncredited)
Duncan Lamont ... composer: additional music (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Susanna Merry ... continuity (as Sue Merry)

Transportation Department

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Paul Ray ... driver (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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David Cammell ... initial development
Marilyn Clarke ... production secretary
Ronald Cook ... production accountant
Michael Deeley ... presenter
Barry Spikings ... presenter
Samai Brown ... assistant to the producer (uncredited)
John Chambers ... finance executive (uncredited)
Gregg Champion ... production assistant (uncredited)
W. Randolph Clark ... production assistant (uncredited)
Sue Wall ... assistant accountant (uncredited)
Crew believed to be complete

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Plot Summary

Thomas Jerome Newton is a humanoid alien who comes to Earth to get water for his dying planet. He starts a high technology company to get the billions of dollars he needs to build a return spacecraft, and meets Mary-Lou, a girl who falls in love with him. He does not count on the greed and ruthlessness of business here on Earth, however. Written by Gene Volovich

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Also Known As
  • L'homme qui venait d'ailleurs (France)
  • Der Mann, der vom Himmel fiel (Germany)
  • El hombre que cayó a la Tierra (Spain)
  • Ο άνθρωπος που έπεσε στη Γη (Greece)
  • Човек који је пао на земљу (Serbia)
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Runtime
  • 139 min
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Box Office

Budget $1,500,000 (estimated)
Cumulative Worldwide Gross $188,840

Did You Know?

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Trivia Between takes and when not filming, lead actor David Bowie composed songs, sketched drawings, wrote short stories, planned an autobiography to be titled "The Return of the Thin White Duke", filmed on a 16mm newsreel camera that director Nicolas Roeg had given him, and read books, including a biography of silent film comedian Buster Keaton. This was in preparation for a biopic of Keaton, whom Bowie was to play. See more »
Goofs When Mary-Lou takes Thomas to the hotel's fifth floor in the elevator instead of allowing him to use the stairs, she says, "It's five flights." This would be correct in the UK, but not in America; from the ground floor to the fifth floor of an American building is four flights. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into We Are the Robots (2010). See more »
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Quotes Thomas Jerome Newton: Ask me...
Nathan Bryce: What?
Thomas Jerome Newton: The question you've been wanting to ask ever since we met.
Nathan Bryce: Are you Lithuanian?
Thomas Jerome Newton: [grins] I come from England.
Nathan Bryce: Ah, that's not so terrible.
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