Kronos (film)

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Kronos (Ravager of Planets) is a 1957 black and white science fiction film directed by Kurt Neumann, starring Jeff Morrow and Barbara Lawrence. The film is also known as Kronos, Destroyer of the Universe. In the years since its release, Kronos has been widely praised both for its above-average storyline and its farsighted portrayal of the consequences of overconsumption of natural and man-made resources.

What appears to be a large meteorite crashes into the Pacific Ocean near Mexico, following a an unexplained break-in and assault by a deranged man at a secret U.S. research facility. The crashed 'meterorite' soon reveals itself as a giant automated machine, which upon emerging from the ocean, activates itself and pounds its way onto the Mexican shoreline. Able to convert energy into matter on a colossal scale, the machine begins to syphon energy from the local powerplants and other centers of energy production, causing massive destruction and chaos in the process. American scientists assist the military forces of Mexico and the United States in finding a method to combat the giant machine, which then heads for Los Angeles destroying all in its path...

[edit] External links

• Kronos at the Internet Movie Database