Five

Five

Four men and one woman are the last five people on Earth...This is their story!

1951 · 93 min · ★ 6.6 · Science Fiction, Drama

The film's storyline involves five survivors, one woman and four men, of an atomic bomb disaster. The five come together at a remote, isolated hillside house, where they try to figure out how to survive.

Directed by Arch Oboler · Written by Arch Oboler

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