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The Quiet Earth

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The Quiet Earth (1985)

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Reviews Counted: 8 Fresh: 5  Rotten:3 Average Rating: 6.3/10
Runtime: 1 hr 31 mins
Synopsis:
Zac Hobson rises one morning, and finds that he is apparently the last man on Earth; a government project Zac was working on went haywire, killing nearly everyone in the process. The landscape, however, remains unsullied. Zac at first enjoys the fruits of being Earth's sole tenant -- after... [More]
Zac Hobson rises one morning, and finds that he is apparently the last man on Earth; a government project Zac was working on went haywire, killing nearly everyone in the process. The landscape, however, remains unsullied. Zac at first enjoys the fruits of being Earth's sole tenant -- after all, everything's free -- but soon discovers two other humans struggling to survive in this empty world... [Less]

Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy

Starring: Bruno Lawrence, Alison Routledge, Peter Smith

Director: Geoff Murphy

DVD Info

Release:

Mar 4, 2008

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Widescreen

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround - English

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For such a low-budget film, it is beautifully photographed and contains some inspired, yet deceptively simple visual effects.

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06/24/06 04:13 AM
Derek Adams
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a cult classic of the good variety

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06/15/06 06:48 PM
Christopher Null
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It unfolds like a particularly cool episode of The Twilight Zone and it keeps the apocalypse interesting up to and including the deliciously ambiguous finale.

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06/10/06 04:57 PM
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08/14/05 01:48 PM
Emanuel Levy
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Destaca-se de outros projetos similares por concentrar-se principalmente nos efeitos psicológicos do isolamento sobre o protagonista.

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04/19/05 12:22 AM
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena
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08/30/04 10:16 PM
Walter Goodman
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