#304: ROEG, Nicolas: The Man Who Fell To Earth (1976)
ROEG, Nicolas (United States)
With screenwriter Mayersberg.
Performance
Video interviews with actors Clark and Torn.
Audio interviews
With costume designer May Routh and production designer Brian Eatwell.
Audio interview
From 1984 with author Tevis, conducted by Don Swaim.
Multiple stills galleries
Including Routh’s costume sketches, behind-the-scenes photos; and production and publicity stills, introduced by set photographer David James.
Gallery
The Man Who Fell To Earth [1976]
Spine #304
DVD
OOP
DVD
OOP
The Man Who Fell to Earth is a daring exploration of science fiction as an art form. The story of an alien on an elaborate rescue mission provides the launching pad for Nicolas Roeg's visual tour de force, a formally adventurous examination of alienation in contemporary life. Rock legend David Bowie, in his acting debut, completely embodies the title role, while Candy Clark, Buck Henry, and Rip Torn turn in pitch-perfect supporting performances. The film's hallucinatory vision was obscured in the American theatrical release, which deleted nearly twenty minutes of crucial scenes and details. The Criterion Collection is proud to present Roeg's full uncut version, in this exclusive new director-approved high-definition widescreen transfer.
139 minutes
Color
Color
Stereo
2:35:1 aspect ratio
Criterion Release 2005
Director/Writers
From the novel by Walter Tevis.
Screenplay by Paul Mayersberg.
Nicolas Roeg was 48 when he directed The Man Who Fell to Earth.
Other Roeg films in the Collection:
#10: Walkabout (1971)
#745: Don't Look Now (1973)
#303: Bad Timing (1980)
#566: Insignificance (1985)
The Film
Other Roeg films in the Collection:
#10: Walkabout (1971)
#745: Don't Look Now (1973)
#303: Bad Timing (1980)
#566: Insignificance (1985)
The Film
Film Rating (0-60):
The Booklet
Thirty-two page booklet featuring an essay by film critic Graham Fuller and an appreciation of Tevis by novelist Jack Matthews.
60
The ExtrasThe Booklet
Thirty-two page booklet featuring an essay by film critic Graham Fuller and an appreciation of Tevis by novelist Jack Matthews.
Tevis’s original novel.
Commentary
By Roeg and actors Bowie and Henry.
Video interview
Commentary
By Roeg and actors Bowie and Henry.
Video interview
With screenwriter Mayersberg.
Performance
Video interviews with actors Clark and Torn.
Audio interviews
With costume designer May Routh and production designer Brian Eatwell.
Audio interview
From 1984 with author Tevis, conducted by Don Swaim.
Multiple stills galleries
Including Routh’s costume sketches, behind-the-scenes photos; and production and publicity stills, introduced by set photographer David James.
Gallery
Of posters from Roeg’s films.
Trailers
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