Man in the 5th Dimension

{{Infobox film
| name           = Man in the 5th Dimension
| image          = Man5.jpg
| caption        = Publicity poster art
| director       = Dick Ross
| producer       = Dick Ross
| writer         =
| narrator       = [[Billy Graham]]
| starring       = [[Billy Graham]]
| music          = Ralph Carmichael
| cinematography = Ralph Woolsey
| editing        = Irving Berlin
| released       = {{Film date|1964|04|01|U.S.}}
| runtime        = 28 minutes
| country        = United States
| language       = English
| budget         =
| gross          =
| distributor    = [[World Wide Pictures]]
}}

'''''Man in the 5th Dimension''''' is a 1964 [[short film]] produced and directed by Dick Ross and starring [[Billy Graham]].

== Plot ==
''Man in the 5th Dimension'' opens with Graham delivering this prologue: "You are about to embark on a breathtaking journey through the four-dimensional world of space and time, into the realm of the fifth dimension – the dimension of the spirit."<ref>[http://www.widescreenmuseum.com/widescreen/wingto12.htm "Business Screen Magazine, A Pictorial Report on Audio and Visual Exhibition Technique at the New York’s World Fair (1964)”]</ref>

The film shows scenes of the universe taken from the [[Palomar Observatory]] and then travels across the world to settings of natural and man-made grandeur including the [[California]] [[Sequoia sempervirens|redwoods]], the [[Acropolis]] in [[Athens, Greece]], and the [[United States Capitol]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] Throughout the film, Graham speaks of the spiritual nature of man in the midst of God's glory, and the film concludes with Graham inviting his audience to join him in accepting [[Jesus Christ]] as their savior.<ref name=IN70>[http://www.in70mm.com/news/2005/5th_dimension/chapters/credits.htm "Man in the 5th Dimension," In 70mm News / The 70mm Newsletter] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525223201/http://www.in70mm.com/news/2005/5th_dimension/chapters/credits.htm |date=2011-05-25 }}</ref>

==Release==

''Man in the 5th Dimension'' was filmed in the [[70mm]] [[Todd-AO]] widescreen process for exclusive presentation at the Billy Graham Pavilion during the [[1964 New York World's Fair]].<ref name=IN70 /> The film was presented 12 times a day, seven days a week, with free admission. The theater was equipped with audio equipment that enabled viewers to listen to the film in [[Chinese language|Chinese]], [[French language|French]], [[German language|German]], [[Japanese language|Japanese]], [[Russian language|Russian]] and [[Spanish language|Spanish]].<ref name=IN70 />

The film concludes with Graham making an on-screen appeal directly to his viewers to meet with counselors from his ministry who were stationed at the pavilion. "You could make this commitment at this moment, right here in this pavilion," he said in the film, speaking directly to the camera. "I'm asking you to do it now. Here is how I shall ask you to do it. I want you to meet with one of us in the counseling room, just behind the screen. We will only keep you a few minutes. We would like to give you some literature and have prayer with you. Staff members trained to help you make this all important decision are in the counseling room."<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://nywf64.com/bilgra06.3.shtml |title="Man in the 5th Dimension" – Illustrated Script, Billy Graham Pavilion / Pavilions & Attractions |access-date=2008-08-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608211547/http://nywf64.com/bilgra06.3.shtml |archive-date=2011-06-08 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

World Wide Pictures, Graham's film ministry, went through 11 Todd-AO prints; none exist today. The film was re-edited and released in [[16mm]]. An LP based on the film’s soundtrack on the [[RCA Camden]] label was also issued.<ref name=IN70 /> Although there has been no official home release of ''Man in the 5th Dimension'',<ref>{{cite web|last1=Hall|first1=Phil|title=Film Threat's Top 50 Lost Films of All Time|url=http://filmthreat.com/uncategorized/film-threats-top-50-lost-films-of-all-time/|website=[[Film Threat]]|accessdate=25 February 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080112143329/http://www.filmthreat.com/blog/?p=965|archivedate=12 January 2008|location=[[Internet Archive]]|language=English|date=7 January 2008|url-status=live}}</ref> the movie is available to watch from the [[Billy Graham Evangelistic Association]] website.

==References==
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== External links ==
* [https://billygraham.org/video/man-in-the-5th-dimension Online version at billygraham.org]
* {{IMDb title|0348674|Man in the 5th Dimension}}
* [https://www.christianfilmdatabase.com/review/man-5th-dimension/ Christian Film Database entry]

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[[Category:1964 films]]
[[Category:American short films]]
[[Category:Films about evangelicalism]]
[[Category:World's fair films]]
[[Category:1964 New York World's Fair]]
[[Category:Billy Graham]]
[[Category:Films directed by Dick Ross (director)]]
[[Category:1960s English-language films]]
[[Category:World Wide Pictures films]]