2005

1h 21m

6.0(93 votes)

Science Fiction

Documentary

Drama

Comedy

Overview

An alien narrates the story of his dying planet, his and his people's visitations to Earth and Earth's self-made demise, while human astronauts in space are attempting to find an alternate planet for surviving humans to live on.

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Cast & crew

9 featured cast members

Starring

Brad Dourif

Alien

Donald Williams

Astronaut Commander

Ellen Baker

Astronaut physician

Franklin Chang-Diaz

Astronaut Plasma Physicist

Shannon Lucid

Astronaut biochemist

Michael McCulley

Astronaut pilot

Roger Diehl

Mathematician

Martin Lo

Mathematician

Ted Sweetser

Mathematician

Creative team

Directed by: Werner Herzog
Written by: Werner Herzog
Produced by: André Singer

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