Space alien crash lands on Earth, seeking help for his drought-stricken planet. By securing patents to advanced technology, he becomes a fabulously wealthy industrialist. However, money and its attendant decadence ultimately exert a stronger gravitational pull.
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 2 hr. 16 min.
- Country, year
- United Kingdom, 1976
- Genre
- Drama
- Language
- English
- Subtitles
- Lithuanian
- Age rating
- N/A
Credits
- Director
- Nicolas Roeg
- Screenplay
- Paul Mayersberg
- Cinematography
- Anthony B. Richmond
- Music
- John Phillips, Stomu Yamashta
- Cast
- David Bowie, Rip Torn, Candy Clark, Buck Henry, Bernie Casey
- More information
- www.imdb.com
Festivals and awards
- in competition
- unknown - 1
- nominated for Best Dramatic Presentation.
Director
Nicolas Roeg
Nicolas Roeg was born in 1928 in London. When he was 19 years old, he started working in film industry as editing apprentice and worked his way up to cinematographer in twelve years. He went to shoot films for such directors as François Truffaut, John Schlesinger or Richard Lester. Roeg made his directorial debut with Performance in 1970. During the decade he produced his best known works: Don’t Look Now (1973), The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976), Bad Timing (1980). Roeg established himself as innovative and influential director challenging conventional film narration.
