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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


We're going to have to stop

and buy somethings first.

- Isn't that risky?

- It's a chance we'll have to take.

There is no real danger, Mr. Ingram.

There's a slight concussion but he'll

be able to talk for a few days

That long?

I'd have to inform the president.

Excuse me, Professor Karl

Neuhaus to see you.

- Thank you. Excuse me.

- Uh, nurse...

How are you,Carl? Sorry to drag

you away from your project.

- How is the Professor?

- Recovering.

I'm able to talk to him?

Not yet.

Look, we found this on the professor.

That's why we called you

and we very much like

to know what it is.

Is it anything you've seen before?

No.

Can you open it?

I don't know.

If we're gonna believe this

fantastic story of a spaceship,

We must assume there are

four more of those,

including one behind

the iron curtain.

Godofsky is here.

Send him in.

Come forward, Private Godofsky.

You have been honored,

Private Godofsky.

The first member of our country

to visit space.

I understand you were a little confused

when Colonel Gregor found you.

He had the peculiar impression

that you were running away.

The broadcast said

that you were taken aboard the spaceship

36 hours ago.

Yes, sir.

How is it that you did

not come to us at once?

I was afraid no one

would believe me, sir.

I understand that these people from space

gave you some very

important information.

Yes, sir.

I'm waiting.

They just gave me that box.

That's very interesting.

What are the capsules for?

I..I don't know, sir.

You don't know?

Not exactly, sir.

We were given these boxes.

All of you?

The alien gave you this

without telling you what it was for?

He said just they

contain the secret of great power.

Did he tell you how to use

this great power?

No, sir.

I see.

I suppose you were not told how to, uh...

open the box.

No, sir.

Were you told anything?

Just if I were to die,

what was in the box would be of no value.

That's fascinating.

Your story must be recorded

for everybody to know about.

You will be happy to

repeat it at later length, will you not?

Yes, sir.

You're dismissed.

- You heard?

- Yes, sir.

- You know what to do.

- Yes, sir

A racetrack! It's

the last place I

know they'd ever

thought of coming to.

That's the general idea.

Are you sure no one

do where we about?

Well, not even the horses are here

out of season.

Are you ok?

Come on, let's go.

How many of those?

Just two. They have regular rounds.

But we can avoid them.

You're awfully well informed, aren't you?

I used to cover the track

for my paper.

I spent a lot of airtime and money here.

Come on, let's go.

I hope this works.

Welcome to Changri-La

Our home for the next 25 days.

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John Mantley

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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