To mark the 50th anniversary of the UK release of director Nicolas Roeg’s seminal science fiction odyssey, The Man Who Fell to Earth, Studiocanal Classics has announced a 4K rerelease of the cult classic, which will also play in cinemas nationwide from November 13.
Alongside a celebratory cinema release, Studiocanal Classics will release a special 50th Anniversary Collector’s Edition of The Man Who Fell to Earth on November 16. Released through the Studiocanal Classics label, the 5-disc collection features the film on 4K UHD and Blu-ray, brand-new artwork by Aleksander Walijewski, a 2CD soundtrack, a 100-page booklet featuring a brand-new interview with Candy Clark, plus four posters and four art cards (designed by Nick Neocleous).
The Collector’s Edition also includes the exclusive premiere of a 40 min documentary: Bowie & Roeg: Aliens in America. Featuring new interviews with those who knew him best at the time, the release celebrates David Bowie’s most iconic leading role and looks at how the cosmic forces aligned to make a truly unique masterpiece. Archive footage featuring Bowie illuminates his relationship with director Nicolas Roeg and what playing Thomas Newton meant to him. The box set also includes archive interviews with Nicolas Roeg and many more, and rarely seen behind-the-scenes images.
Featuring a startling, era-defining lead performance from David Bowie in his debut feature role and based on the cult novel by Walter Tevis, The Man Who Fell to Earth endures as both a bitingly caustic indictment of the modern world and a poignant commentary on the loneliness of the outsider.
Thomas Jerome Newton (Bowie) is a humanoid alien who comes to Earth from a distant planet on a mission to bring water back to his home amid a catastrophic drought. Using the advanced technology of his home planet to patent many inventions on Earth, Newton acquires incredible wealth as the head of a technology-based conglomerate (aided by leading patent attorney Oliver Farnsworth (The Graduate) that he intends to use to finance the construction of a space vehicle to ship water back to his planet.
Newton embarks on a relationship with hotel maid Mary-Lou (Candy Clark) and makes progress with the construction of his vehicle but soon finds his true identity at risk via his roguish colleague and confidant Dr Nathan Bryce (Rip Torn), who threatens not only his relationship with Mary-Lou, but his freedom and chances of ever returning home.
The Man Who Fell to Earth is available to pre-order on 4K UHD and will screen in cinemas from November 13.
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