The 27th Day
- Year: 1957
- Country of origin: USA
- Genre: Sci-Fi
- Director: William Asher
- Length: 75 min
Terror from outer space!
Film Synopsis
The 27th Day (1957) follows a man and a woman who survive a mysterious alien attack and are entrusted with capsules that can annihilate millions of people, giving them a moral and existential dilemma of unprecedented scale. As governments and secret agencies pursue them, the stakes of power, ethics, and survival mount under the shadow of potential global catastrophe. This science-fiction thriller blends Cold War anxieties and speculative morality in a tense meditation on human responsibility and destructive potential.
The 27th Day Blu-ray & DVD editions
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| Disc Extras | Imprint BD-ALL/AU 2025 | Anolis BD-B/DE 2018 | Mill Creek DVD-1/US/OOP 2015 | Sony DVD-R-0/US 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audio Commentary by Dr. Rolf Giesen and Volker Kronz | ||||
| Alternate Portuguese Opening Title Sequence | ||||
| Alternate Spanish Opening Title Sequence | ||||
| Stills Gallery | ||||
| English Theatrical Trailer | ||||
| German Theatrical Trailer |
Edition and Packaging Notes
- Imprint’s Blu-ray contains no extras. It is included in the “Tales of Adventure, Collection 5” box set with Devil Girl from Mars (1954), This Island Earth (1955), The Gamma People (1956), The Night the World Exploded (1957) and The Underwater City (1962).
- Anolis’ Blu-ray includes a booklet with writing by Ingo Strecker (in German).
- Mill Creek’s DVD contains no extras. It is included in the “Vintage Sci-Fi - 6 Movie Collection” box set with The Night the World Exploded (1957), The H-Man (1958), Battle in Outer Space (1959), 12 to the Moon (1960) and Valley of the Dragons (1961).
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