The Creation of the Humanoids

The Creation of the Humanoids

Man's Own Creation! Can He Control Machines That Produce People?

1962 · 75 min · ★ 6.5 · Science Fiction

Many years after a nuclear war, the human survivors have created a new society where much of the work is done by androids, referred to derisively by humans as "clickers". A police official who is concerned that his sister has become involved with an android is sent to investigate a larger rumor that the androids are developing reason and emotion.

Directed by Wesley Barry · Written by Jay Simms

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