Auton

Auton

In deep space, death is waiting to return...

1997 · 57 min · ★ 5.0 · Action, Science Fiction, Horror

In a top-secret UNIT warehouse Dr Sally Arnold is studying a Nestene energy unit with little success. Until she subjects it to cosmic signals that activate it and it awakens several dormant Autons stored in the facility.

Directed by Nicholas Briggs · Written by Nicholas Briggs

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