Cinematic background from The Man Who Fell to Earth 1976 - Thomas Jerome Newton is an alien who has come to Earth in search of water to save his home planet. Aided by lawyer Oliver Farnsworth, Thomas uses his knowledge of advanced technology to create profitable inventions. While developing a method to transport water, Thomas meets Mary-Lou, a quiet hotel clerk, and begins to fall in love with her. Just as he is ready to leave Earth, Thomas is intercepted by the U.S. government, and his entire plan is threatened.

The Man Who Fell to Earth

1976

Drama, Sci-Fi

Directors:
Nicolas Roeg
Writers:
Walter Tevis, Paul Mayersberg
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Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – Looking up at a very tall skyscraper in a city; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – A woman holding a gun in her hands; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – A dark cloudy sky over a mountain range; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – A man in a black suit holding a camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – A woman wearing a white hat is looking at a cell phone; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – A woman is being examined by doctors in an operating room; Medium shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – The sun is setting on a beach with mountains in the background; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – An older man with a beard is sitting on a couch; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – A man standing in front of a ping pong table in the woods; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – A view of a body of water through a red fence; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – Two people standing in front of a building on the beach; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – A man in a white shirt is standing in front of a tv; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – A man with red hair standing next to a wall; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – A woman in a gold outfit holding a wooden stick; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – An older man with a long beard smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – A car is parked on the side of a dirt road in the desert; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – A man wearing a hat and a jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – A woman looking into a mirror while holding a pair of scissors; Extreme Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – A man taking a picture with a camera; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – A man is looking into a mirror in a room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – A group of people standing in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – A woman is looking at her reflection in a mirror; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – A man sitting on top of a couch holding a tablet; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – A man with red hair is looking into the distance; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – A man with glasses is looking out a window; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – A group of people standing around a woman in a room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – A man with red hair is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – A man wearing sunglasses and a hat looking to his left; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – A man with blonde hair and a black suit; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – A group of people standing next to a man in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – A busy street filled with lots of traffic; Extreme Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – An oil painting of an open grassy field; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – A person wearing a suit and a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – A man and a woman sitting next to each other in a car; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – Two men in cowboy hats walking on the beach; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – A woman standing on the side of a road near a train station; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – A man wearing a suit and tie in front of a wooden wall; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – A painting of trees and a river in the background; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – A person looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – A crowd of people walking down a street; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – A man standing on a pier in the middle of a lake; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – An image of a man with yellow eyes; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – A man and a woman sitting in the sand near a shack; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – A man in a tuxedo sitting in front of a computer keyboard; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – A man drinking a glass of water from a cup; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – A man and a woman talking to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – A man in a suit and tie sitting at a table; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – A woman drinking a cup of coffee near a bridge; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – A person wearing a jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – A woman holding a man's face with blood on it; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – An older man in a white lab coat talking to a young woman; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – A person wearing a shirt and a tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – An older man in a tuxedo is holding a microphone in his hand; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – A man in a suit and a man in a hat and sunglasses; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – A man and a woman face to face in front of a window; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – A person in a suit looking at another person; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – A man in a suit playing cards on a bed; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – A man with red hair sitting in front of a mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – A man in a suit standing in an empty room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – A man with red hair is holding a gun while sitting on a bed; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – A person wearing a hat with trees in the background; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – A person wearing a shirt and a tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – A man with red hair looking at himself in the mirror; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – A man in a black suit and white shirt; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – A man and a woman are standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – A woman in a white outfit standing in front of a gazebo; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – A man sitting in front of two televison sets holding remotes; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – A group of doctors stand in front of a naked man; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – An older man with a gray beard wearing headphones; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – A group of people dressed in body suits walking; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – A man standing in front of a painting of a forest; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – A man in white shirt drinking a glass of water; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – Two people in pink suits are sitting in a chair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – A gun is being fired in the dark; Extreme Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – A person's face with yellow eyes; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – A view of a city at night from a window; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – A man with blonde hair is looking into the distance; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – An older man taking a picture from inside a helicopter; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – A man standing next to a body of water; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – A woman is walking through a doorway to a living room; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – A man is playing ping pong in a room with trees; Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – A man and a woman face to face in front of a window; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – A person in front of lights; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – An older man in a white dress shirt and tie holding a pair of glasses; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – A couple of people sitting in the back of a car; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – A man with glasses is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – An aerial view of a city street with a bus and people walking; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – A person wearing a suit and a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – A man with red hair wearing sunglasses and standing next to a wooden pole; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – A man and a woman sitting in the back of a car; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – A person sitting at a table with a camera; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – A house sitting next to a body of water near a forest; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – A woman sitting in front of an old television; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – A man looking at himself in the mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976), directed by Nicolas Roeg – A picture of an army officer in a uniform; Close Up shot, High angle