The Man Who Fell to Earth DVD (2016) David Bowie, Roeg (DIR) cert 18 2 discs Title: The Man Who Fell to Earth Leading Actor: David Bowie Region: Region 2 Duration: 139 mins Format: DVD / 40th Anniversary Edition Type: DVD No. of Discs: 2 disc(s) Studio / Publisher: Elevation Sales UK Release Date: 24 Oct 2016 Edition: 40th Anniversary Edition Nicolas Roeg's 70s sci-fi classic stars the inimitable David Bowie in one of his finest rolesrole. Thomas Jerome Newton (David Bowie) is a humanoid alien who comes to Earth from a distant planet on a mission to take water back to his home planet in the midst of a catastrophic drought. Featuring a startling and era-defining lead performance from David Bowie in his debut feature role, and based on the cult novel by Walter Tevis, THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH endures, not only as a bitingly caustic indictment of the modern world, but also as a poignant commentary on the loneliness of the outsider. Please note this DVD is region 2 and will only work in the following regions Japan, Europe, South Africa, the Middle East (including Egypt) and Greenland, Unless you have a multi-regional DVD Player.