The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)
Director: Nicolas Roeg
Actors: David Bowie
Runtime: 139 min
Humanoid alien comes to Earth in desire to save his planet which is struck by catastrophic drought. He patents his advanced technology and quickly acquires incredible wealth with the intention of building a space ship, but things are slowly sliding out of his hands. As the movie nears its closure, painful feeling of alienation becomes almost unbearable.
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