Kronos (film)
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| Directed by | Kurt Neumann |
| Produced by | Irving Block Louis DeWitt Kurt Neumann Jack Rabin |
| Screenplay by | Lawrence L. Goldman |
| Story by | Irving Block |
| Starring |
Jeff Morrow Barbara Lawrence John Emery George O'Hanlon |
| Music by |
Paul Sawtell Bert Shefter |
| Cinematography | Karl Struss |
| Edited by | Jodie Copelan |
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| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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78 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $160,000 (estimated) |
Kronos (a.k.a. Kronos, Destroyer of the Universe) is a 1957 independently made American black-and-white science fiction film from Regal Films, produced by Irving Block, Louis DeWitt, Kurt Neumann, and Jack Rabin, directed by Kurt Neumann, that stars Jeff Morrow and Barbara Lawrence. Kronos was distributed by 20th Century Fox on a double bill with She Devil.
Since the film's release, it has been widely praised both for its above-average storyline and its farsighted portrayal of the consequences of over-consumption of both natural and man-made resources; it has achieved minor cult status as a result.
A huge, blinking flying saucer from deep space emits a glowing object, which races to Earth. It intercepts a man who's driving his car down an isolated road. The object takes over the man's body and directs it to LabCentral, a U.S. research facility that's been tracking the saucer, thinking it was an asteroid.
The man's possessed body forces its way into the lab and the entity inside takes control of the chief scientist, who directs three nuclear missiles to be fired at the saucer. Everyone is shocked when the explosion fails to destroy the object. The saucer crashes into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mexico. Impatient with the delay in getting a formal expedition to the crash scene, two of the lab's scientists (one with his photographer girlfriend in tow) head down to Mexico. After their arrival, they see the saucer appear on the ocean's surface. Terrified, they flee back to their lodging for the rest of the night.
The next morning, both scientists and the girlfriend see a large, stories-tall machine that has appeared on the beach. Its four-legged body features two mobile antennae that resemble the terminals of a capacitor. They use a small helicopter to land atop the strange machine, glimpsing its inner workings before being forced to leave the huge machine
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