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4K Blu-ray News: The Man Who Fell to Earth (50th Anniversary SteelBook

Nicolas Roeg’s The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976) endures not only as a bitingly caustic indictment of the modern world, but also as a poignant commentary on the loneliness of the outsider. Featuring a startling and era-defining lead performance from David Bowie in his feature debut, the film remains an iconic odyssey in 1970s science fiction cinema. Ahead of its milestone 50th anniversary, Lionsgate is releasing a new 2-disc 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Collector’s Edition SteelBook on December 15 for $42.99 MSRP . The Film Adapted by screenwriter Paul Mayersberg from Walter Tevis’s 1963 novel, The Man Who Fell to Earth follows Thomas Jerome Newton (David Bowie), a humanoid alien who arrives on Earth during a catastrophic drought on his home planet. Newton's mission is straightforward yet perilous: transport Earth’s water resources back to his dying world. To fund his massive aerospace endeavor, Newton uses his advanced alien technology to launch World Enterprises Co...