The Quiet Earth
“The End of the World is Just the Beginning”
After a top-secret experiment misfires, a scientist may be the only man left alive in the world.
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Cast
6 people
Geoff Murphy Director · Bruno Lawrence Writer Bill Baer Writer
Worldwide gross $600K · Budget $1M · United States release October 18, 1985
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Budget
$1,000,000
Worldwide gross
$600,000
Gross vs. budget
0.6×
Production
Cinepro
Production
Mr. Yellowbeard Productions Limited & Company
Production
Pillsbury Films
Production
New Zealand
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
France · May 11, 1985
Premiere · Cannes Film Market
United States · October 18, 1985
Theatrical
Australia
July 3, 1986 · Theatrical
Brazil
October 17, 1985 · Theatrical
Canada
September 8, 1985 · Limited theatrical · Toronto International Film Festival
France
January 15, 1986 · Theatrical
Germany
September 11, 1986 · Theatrical
Sweden
September 8, 2001 · Physical · DVD release
United Arab Emirates
October 3, 2018 · Physical · Blu-Ray release
United Kingdom
July 2, 2017 · Limited theatrical · Edinburgh International Film Festival
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