迈克尔·伦尼

AlawyerwhosewifehashadanaffairsetsouttoleaveherbyflyingtoLA.Hebecomesevermoreinvolvedinthelivesofafewfellowtravelersonajourneythatendsupshowinghimasmuchabouthimselfasabouttheothers.

Theboisterous,arrogantprofessorChallenger,areputedbiologistandanthropologist,darestheLondonZoologicalSocietytomountanexpeditiontoverifyhisspectacularclaim,withoutphysicalproof,thathispreviousexpeditiontotheAmazonianbasinfoundlivedinosaurs.Apartfromhimandhissocialitecounterpart,professorSummerlee,itconsistsofexperienceddiscovererLordRoxbury,theyoungreporterEdMalone-whogotpubliclystruckdownwithChallengersumbrellaathisarrival-andJenniferHolmes,Malonesnewsagencysbosssdaughter,essentiallyasconditionsforputtingupthemoney.InBraziltheyarejoinedbyJennifersbrotherDavidandlocalguideManuelGomez.Theysoondiscoverthedinosaursarerealanddangerous,likegiantspiders,butloosetheirhelicopterandthusaredesperateforawaydownfromtheisolatedplateau.TheylearnRoxburyknewaboutthefateofBurtonWhite,anexplorerwhosediarytheyfind,thuspresumetobedead,insearchofdiamonds,andconfirmationofthelocaltribebeingthelethalguardiansoftheplateaussecrets,butalsogetsurprisinghelp...

随着科技的不断发展，人类赖以生存的地球却受到越来越严重的污染和威胁。某天，一架巨大的飞碟出现在地球上空，引起各国民众一片恐慌，谁也不知道这个不速之客将对他们的命运带来怎样的影响。飞碟最终降落在美国华盛顿公园的中央，当地警察和军队倾巢出动。飞碟被全副武装的军人和好奇的民众团团围住，经过两个小时的对峙，悬梯从飞碟中缓缓探出。随着舱门的打开，一个身形与人类别无二致的外星人克拉图（MichaelRennie饰）和全身金属的机器人出现在众人面前。这两个外星人似乎为了地球的命运而来，他们表示出友好，却未得到应有的回报……本片荣获1952年金球奖最佳促进国际了解电影奖。