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title: 'The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Nicolas Roeg'
released: '1976-03-18'
runtime_minutes: 138
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Science Fiction'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-man-who-fell-to-earth-1976'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074851/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)

1976 · R · 138 min · Drama, Science Fiction · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

The Man Who Fell to Earth is a 1976 British science fantasy drama film directed by Nicolas Roeg and adapted by Paul Mayersberg. Based on Walter Tevis's 1963 novel, the film follows an extraterrestrial named Thomas Jerome Newton who crash-lands on Earth seeking a way to ship water to his planet, which is suffering from a severe drought, but finds himself at the mercy of human vices and corruption. It stars David Bowie, Candy Clark, Buck Henry, and Rip Torn. It was produced by Michael Deeley and Barry Spikings. The same novel was later adapted as a television film in 1987. A 2022 television series with the same name serves as a continuation of the film 45 years later, including featuring Newton as a character and showing archival footage from the film.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Nicolas Roeg](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicolas-roeg)
- **Screenplay:** [Paul Mayersberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-mayersberg)
- **Original Music Composer:** [John Phillips](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-phillips-2)
- **Producer:** [Michael Deeley](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-deeley), [Barry Spikings](https://cinepixo.com/people/barry-spikings)
- **Director of Photography:** [Anthony B. Richmond](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-b-richmond)
- **Editor:** [Graeme Clifford](https://cinepixo.com/people/graeme-clifford)

## Cast

- [Rip Torn](https://cinepixo.com/people/rip-torn)
- [Candy Clark](https://cinepixo.com/people/candy-clark)
- [Bernie Casey](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernie-casey)
- [David Bowie](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-bowie)
- [Terry Southern](https://cinepixo.com/people/terry-southern)
- [Claudia Jennings](https://cinepixo.com/people/claudia-jennings)
- [Jim Lovell](https://cinepixo.com/people/jim-lovell)
- [Adrienne La Russa](https://cinepixo.com/people/adrienne-la-russa)
- [Buck Henry](https://cinepixo.com/people/buck-henry)
- [Albert Nelson](https://cinepixo.com/people/albert-nelson)

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