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Omicron (1963)

Omicron poster
Directed by
Ugo Gregoretti
Genre
comedy film, science fiction film
Country
Italy
Runtime
1h 35m
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 17 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An alien takes over the body of a dead factory worker to learn about Earth. The alien then threatens humanity.

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What happens

Omicron is a 1963 Italian science fiction-comedy film directed by Ugo Gregoretti. The plot concerns an alien who takes over the body of an Earthling (a deceased factory worker who is resurrected) in order to learn about The Planet Earth and threatens the human kind. The film was entered in the competition at the 24th Venice International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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