72SSIFF - 20/28 September 2024
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The Man Who Fell to Earth

Nicolas Roeg
United Kingdom
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Thomas Jerome Newton arrives in America to fulfill a secret mission and soon becomes one of the richest and most powerful man, without anyone knowing how. He finds a man willing to discover his secret and a woman who will love him to madness. Many try to prevent him from carrying out his mission, but it is difficult, because no one knows what it is. And Newton sees the others as they had never seen themselves. As if they belonged to different worlds.

Director
Nicolas Roeg (United Kingdom)
Screenplay
Paul Mayersberg
Plot
Walter Tevis (novela)
Edition
Graeme Clifford
Music
John Phillips
Cast
Candy Clarck, David Bowie
Format
35 mm
Running Time
140 m.
Country
United Kingdom
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