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Synopsis: Five individuals from five nations, including the "Superpowers," USA, USSR, and China, suddenly find themselves on an alien spacecraft. An alien gives each a container holding capsules. No power on earth can open a given container except a mental command from the person to whom it is given. Each person has been provided with the power of life and death. Any of these individuals has the capability to instantaneously launch the capsules to whatever coordinates he/she chooses, and each capsule will then eradicate all human life within a 3,000-mile radius of its designated location.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director(s): William Asher
Production: Columbia Pictures
 
IMDB:
6.2
APPROVED
Year:
1957
75 min
94 Views


all human life on your planet.

To use the capsules,

you remove the spindle.

Place the capsule down

speak loudly and clearly

the latitude and longitude

in the center of the target area.

The energy thus launched

takes only human life.

Damages nothing else.

It cannot be opened by

ordinary means, professor

Only your own thought waves

will activate the release mechanism.

No other force on your earth

is capable of opening the box.

But once it has been opened,

Anyone can pull the spindle.

And any voice can

launch them to their targets.

What if we die?

If any one of you is called by death

The capsules will

become ineffective immediately.

One more question, please.

Do we have your solemn word

that if we succeed in

keeping the peace for 27 days,

earth will be free of invasion?

You have my word, professor.

27 days...

You ask us to learn in 27 days

What has escaped the world

for thousand of years?

You ask us to practice

peace or die.

The choice is not new, professor.

Only the weapons.

Now, if you'll forgive me, time is short.

Will you be glad enough

to return to your

seats and you'll be

sent back to earth.

Jonathan, I forgot your last name.

Where do you live?

Clark. Los Angeles, California.

Professor

Professor.We have to hurry

to catch the plane.

Yes, of course.

You fired that shot?

Yes, sir..

What happened?

I thought I saw something.

You saw something?

I guess I was mistaken.

City room Clark

Mr. Jonathan Clark?

Yes.

Just a moment, Mr.

Clark I have a paid

call for you from

Cornwall, England.

Cornwall, England?

All right. I'll take the call.

Your party is on the line.

Go ahead, please.

Mr. Clark?

Yes.

Mr.Jonathan Clark?

That's right.

This is Eve Wingate.

Do you remember me?

Why, yes. Of course I do.

How did you know where to find me?

Well, I remembered you

said you were working,

so I took a chance

of telephoning you.

Look, I'm going to come to California.

Now, be sensible, Miss Wingate,

stay where you are.

No, I can't. I made reservations

on the midnight plane to London...And

And... I'm coming anyway.

I'm leaving tonight.

- Now, wait a minute.

- I can't go back.

Afternoon, Mr. Clark.

Hi, Joe.

- What will you have today?

- I'll have a steak sandwich.

Medium rare.

Yes, sir.

Hey Joe, fix the television. Will you?

Uh...Nothing but trouble.

This is an announcement

of the most vital importance.

Sure it is!

All television, radio, and

telephone communications

throughout the world

Have been interrupted so that

this transmission could be made

People of Earth, I am an alien

from outer space.

What's he selling,

flying saucers?

36 hours ago,

five members of human

race were transported from Earth

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John Truman Mantley (April 25, 1920 – January 14, 2003) was a Canadian theatrical actor, writer, director, screenwriter and producer of the long-running television series, Gunsmoke, and was Mary Pickford's cousin. more…

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