

The 27th Day
Terror from Outer Space!
Five individuals from five nations, including the USA, USSR, and China, suddenly find themselves on an alien saucer, where an alien gives each a container holding three capsules. The alien explains that no power on earth can open a given container except a mental command from the person to whom it is given, then anyone may take a capsule and, by speaking a latitude and longitude at it, cause instant death to all within a given radius: thus each of the five has been provided with the power of life and death. Then, they are given 27 days to decide whether to use the capsules, and returned to the places from which each one came...
TMDB
6.2/10
40 votes
IMDb
Not rated yet
View on IMDb
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- —
- Box office
- —
- Language
- English
- flying saucer
- decision
- alien
- alien weapon
Top billed cast














Behind the camera
Director
Writers
Music
Produced in
United States of America
Gallery






Videos
Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalNR7 Jan 1957
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1631 Jul 1958
Frequently asked questions
The 27th Day was released on 7 January 1957.
Audience reviews
1- C6/10
CinemaSerf
11/9/2022
The underlying premiss of this film is quite interesting. Five people are kidnapped by a vastly superior alien race and each given a potentially toxic capsule. These capsules can only be opened upon the command of the owner, but if they ever are then mankind is doomed to eradication. The five are from different nations and all walks of life and once the alien announces to the assembled world the identities of the gro…
Member reviews
Sign in to rate and review. Browsing stays free and open.
Sign inMember comments
0Sign in to post a comment. Browsing stays free and open.
Sign in











