UK,
1976, 140 min
Directed by:
Nicolas RoegScreenplay:
Paul MayersbergCinematography:
Anthony B. RichmondCast:
David Bowie, Rip Torn, Candy Clark, Buck Henry, Bernie Casey, Adrienne Larussa, Claudia Jennings, Terry Southern, Dort Clark, Jackson D. KanePlots(1)
Crash landing on Earth from his dying planet, an alien humanoid traveling by the name Thomas Jerome Newton (David Bowie) uses his superior intelligence to build a vast business empire. As he takes on, and beats, every US corporation people can only guess his true purpose: to save his dying world from agonizing death from drought. (StudioCanal UK)
(more)Cast
![David Bowie](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267486_00e930.jpg)
David Bowie
UK
Best movies:
The Freddie Mercury Tribute: Concert for AIDS Awareness (1992) (concert)
The Prestige (2006)
The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
![Rip Torn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269185_f1f9bb.jpg)
Rip Torn
USA
Best movies:
Sophia Loren: Her Own Story (1980) (TV movie)
Men in Black (1997)
Hercules (1997)
![Candy Clark](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/390/161390698_39379e.jpg)
Candy Clark
USA
Best movies:
Zodiac (2007)
American Graffiti (1973)
Niagara, Niagara (1997)
![Buck Henry](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/979/164979223_cf3fb2.jpg)
Buck Henry
USA
Best movies:
The Graduate (1967)
Taking Off (1971)
Harrison Bergeron (1995) (TV movie)
![Bernie Casey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/334/334341_4e1f14.jpg)
Bernie Casey
USA
Best movies:
Brian's Song (1971) (TV movie)
Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series)
The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn (1999) (TV movie)
![Adrienne Larussa](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/279/279364_349e93.jpg)
Adrienne Larussa
USA
Best movies:
The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)
Centennial (1978) (series)
The Conspiracy of Torture (1969)
![Claudia Jennings](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/414/414922_44582d.jpg)
Claudia Jennings
USA
Best movies:
The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)
Fast Company (1979)
Truck Stop Women (1974)
Terry Southern
USA
Best movies:
The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)
![Dort Clark](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/869/161869238_ae6fb9.gif)
Dort Clark
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Airport (1970)
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask (1972)
Jackson D. Kane
USA
Best movies:
My Name Is Nobody (1973)
The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)
Every Which Way But Loose (1978)