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Destruction planète Terre

Original title: End of the World
  • 1977
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  • 1h 26m
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3.2/10
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Destruction planète Terre (1977)
After witnessing a man's death in a bizarre accident, Father Pergado goes on a spiritual retreat, where he encounters his alien double bent on world conquest.
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After seeing a man die in a strange accident, Father Pergado visits a retreat where he meets his alien duplicate who plans to conquer Earth.After seeing a man die in a strange accident, Father Pergado visits a retreat where he meets his alien duplicate who plans to conquer Earth.After seeing a man die in a strange accident, Father Pergado visits a retreat where he meets his alien duplicate who plans to conquer Earth.

  • Director
    • John Hayes
  • Writer
    • Frank Ray Perilli
  • Stars
    • Christopher Lee
    • Sue Lyon
    • Kirk Scott
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  • IMDb RATING
    3.2/10
    1.4K
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    • Director
      • John Hayes
    • Writer
      • Frank Ray Perilli
    • Stars
      • Christopher Lee
      • Sue Lyon
      • Kirk Scott
    • 49User reviews
    • 31Critic reviews
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    Christopher Lee
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    • Father Pergado…
    Sue Lyon
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    • Sylvia Boran
    Kirk Scott
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    • Andrew Boran
    Dean Jagger
    Dean Jagger
    • Collins
    Lew Ayres
    Lew Ayres
    • Beckerman
    Macdonald Carey
    Macdonald Carey
    • John Davis
    Liz Ross
    • Sister Patrizia
    Jon Van Ness
    Jon Van Ness
    • Mr. Sanchez
    Kathe Cunha
    • Nun
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    Mary Daugherty
    • Nun…
    Evelyn Lipton
    • Nun…
    Jane Wilbur
    • Nun…
    Pat Wylie
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    John Dennis
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    • Director
      • John Hayes
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      • Frank Ray Perilli
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    3Hitchcoc

    The End of My Patience

    A good deal of running around. A badly conceived adversary with very little complexity. A scientist who works in communications sending off signals into space and receiving them, gets caught up with aliens. Along with his pretty wife, he invades their territory and is given secrets about them. He becomes rather traitorous in the process. Granted, he is given little choice anyway. There is a scene where he gives them everything they want. This is a dull movie with lots of long stretches where little happens. The plot isn't technically bad. It's just that we are usually following a car, a trip through a woods, investigating a building. This is what editing is all about. I suppose the story wouldn't technically support much more. Not much here.
    4barnthebarn

    Here today, Nun tomorrow...

    The Earth is destined to be no more thanks to Father Pergado and a bunch of Nuns. Christopher Lee (who has since said that he was duped in to appearing in this by his producers who told him loads of great actors were involved) is Father Pergado and gets to do his usual serious and scary routine. The cast are not too bad, though most have now retired from acting. The film has terrible sound effects (mainly created from pressing keys on an old computer it seems) and it ridiculously pondering at times - showing a scene of the sky, for instance, for what feels like hours at a time. Despite this the story is pretty humorous in a world-is-doomed sort of way and the production is adequate. Interestingly one scene features Albert Band and wife Jackie; Meda Band; Writer Frank Ray Perilli and Charles Band's assistant Bennah Burton. Despite its plodding nature I genuinely wanted to see how it all worked out and thus quite liked it.
    3wes-connors

    Father Christopher Lee

    "A scientist discovers signals from space that appear to carry information concerning a series of seemingly unrelated natural disasters, occurring across the globe. Hoping to discover the source of these signals and who's behind them, the scientist and his wife set out on a trek to locate the intended recipient of the signals. What the couple eventually discovers is a small remote convent with occupants who are not really who they appear to be," according to the DVD sleeve's synopsis.

    Kirk Scott (as Andrew Boran) is the scientist who intercepts alien messages on his computer. He suspects a series of "Large Earth Disruptions" may be connected to the weird space static. Mr. Scott and pretty blonde wife Sue Lyon (as Sylvia Boran) investigate the mysterious signals from outer space. They discover priestly, but creepy Christopher Lee (as "Father Pergado"), and other silliness. Given that, "End of the World" is remarkably dull.

    *** End of the World (1977) John Hayes ~ Kirk Scott, Sue Lyon, Christopher Lee
    3gridoon

    It almost takes until the end of the world to watch this.

    Dull, cheap sci-fi thriller, made with an almost total lack of conviction (a control room full of computers and other devices used to receive and decipher messages from outer space is run by only ONE MAN, and is VERY poorly guarded at night), and full of campy sound effects. Christopher Lee is not only wasted, but he also gives one of his few "I'm here strictly for the money" performances. (*1/2)
    1pgx00

    My all time worst

    I saw this movie in the theater when I was a kid and always remember it as my first experience with getting ripped off by a horrible movie with a good commercial. The commercial was great, but it I found out later that it had every explosion or 'special effect' in the entire movie (about 4) and even some that weren't in the movie. There was some sort of plot relating to the aliens but the aliens were never actually shown in the movie as far as I remember. It was clearly a case of someone making a buck off a cheap movie designed to scam people. I guess my world of innocence ended that day, when I found out there were bad people out there who make bad bad movies.

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    • Trivia
      Sir Christopher Lee has said about this movie: "Some of the films I've been in I regret making. I got conned into making these pictures in almost every case by people who lied to me. Some years ago, I got a call from my producers saying that they were sending me a script and that five very distinguished American actors were also going to be in the film. Actors like José Ferrer, Dean Jagger, and John Carradine. So I thought "Well, that's all right by me". But it turned out it was a complete lie. Appropriately, the film was called End Of The World."
    • Goofs
      Towards the end of the film a spinning globe can be seen, it is spinning towards the west while in fact the earth spins eastwards this is why the sun rises in the east and sets in the west.
    • Alternate versions
      For no apparent reason, French distributors cut the movie down to one hour and fifteen minutes for its French theatrical release, Sir Christopher Lee only appearing in its prologue and its conclusion.
    • Connections
      Featured in Bimbo Movie Bash (1997)

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    • Release date
      • September 19, 1979 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Apocalypse Terre
    • Filming locations
      • California, USA
    • Production company
      • Charles Band Productions
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      1 hour 26 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1(original ratio)

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