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Synopsis: Intriguing, offbeat film by famed radio writer-director Arch Oboler about the survivors of a nuclear holocaust. FIVE stars William Phipps, Susan Douglas and Charles Lampkin, and is probably the first film to deal with a post-apocalyptic theme.
Starring: William Phipps, Susan Douglas Rubes
Supporting actors: James Anderson, Charles Lampkin, Earl Lee
Directed by: Arch Oboler
Genre: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Runtime: 1 hour 32 minutes
Release year: 1951
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
ASIN: B002FFRF4C
Amazon.com Sales Rank: #62,587 in Amazon Video On Demand (See Bestsellers in Amazon Video On Demand)
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars First post nuke film, February 5, 2009
This review is from: Five (DVD)

The official review about this film is correct it is the first post nuke film that i know of. I do not have this copy of the movie but I do have a bad copy made from an old film.

The movie is exactly how I remember it from the first time I say it on TV over 30 years ago maybe close to 40 years. It is about a group of 5 people who gather in Arch Oboler's house (yes it was filmed in his Frank Loyld Wright house).

This movie will disappoint all of the five year old's out there because it is a slow moving introspective picture about the 5 who try and to some degree fail to live together in this house. The movie was made at a time when action was not the only prerequisite for a movie. There are no explosions and no real scenes of mass destruction and of course it is in black and white, so there is another reason for the 5 year old's to not like it. There are 4 men and one pregnant woman at the beginning and at the end it is more of and Adam and Eve beginning.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars The first post-nuclear film, March 2, 2009
By Robert C. Cumbow (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Five (DVD)
This DVD transfer looks worlds better than previous VHS versions, but is still marred by problems that go back to the condition of the master print. But it's an excellent reminder that Arch Oboler was ahead of the pack in so many respects. Here he is, creating the first film about the survivors of a world-devastating nuclear exchange, establishing the language and tone--and setting the bar--for many films that followed. For all its apparent simplicity, FIVE contains complex characterizations and uncompromising moments of confrontation and narrative development, as well as some unforgettable images.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The original nuclear holocaust movie, March 12, 2009
By Bus Converter (California) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Five (DVD)
Five, filmed in 1951, is the original movie where only a few people are left alive on earth after nations kill poison one another with nuclear isotopes. This is a pretty good transfer to DVD. Actually, it's the best copy of the film I've viewed. FIVE is not an exciting movie, but it is a good story. Like the original B&W film "On the Beach" with Gregory Peck.
It covers some racial issues too. If you're into these type of films, you'll like "The World, the Flesh, and the Devil" with Harry Belafonte. Again, some racial issue here. Going more sci-fi, check out "The Last Man on Earth" (Vincent Price), and "The Omega Man" (Charlton Heston". The house used in the movie is a famous hilltop building by Frank Lyoyd Wright.
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5.0 out of 5 stars An interesting end-of-the world movie.
I had not heard of this movie before researching end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it movies and literature on Wikipedia. I found it very different and thought provoking. Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars FIVE: People & Society Never Change
FIVE belongs to that rare class of science fiction film that lingers in the memory even decades after a first viewing. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Regarding The Editorial Review
Have not seen this movie yet but I love disaster movies of all kinds and am highly looking forward to this one. Read more
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