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Dimension 5 (1966) Timeline Explained – Every Event in Order

Release, runtime and language
1966 · 91 mins · English
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Directed by
Franklin Adreon
Starring
Robert Phillips, Paul Frees, Donald Woods, Jeffrey Hunter, Jon Lormer, France Nuyen

An American intelligence officer teams up with a Chinese‑American female operative, employing an experimental time‑travel belt to stop a group of Chinese agents determined to smuggle the components needed to build an atomic bomb into Los Angeles, risking a catastrophic threat.

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  1. 1 Where to watch
  2. 2 Events in order (12)
  3. 3 Timeline questions answered
  4. 4 Movie threads
  5. 5 Movies like Dimension 5
  6. 6 Every angle
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12 events in order · contains spoilers

Dimension 5 Timeline: Events in Chronological Order

Every key event of Dimension 5 (1966) in order, scene by scene, with when and where it takes place. Use it to untangle flashbacks, time jumps and parallel storylines, to refresh your memory before the sequel or to find the exact scene you are thinking of.

  1. Mission recap and team-up assignment

    Power returns from a mission using a time-travel belt to steal secret plans. He is instructed by Cane to team with a Chinese agent to counter Dragon, a crime lord led by Big Buddha. Dragon intends to coerce the United States by threatening to destroy Los Angeles unless forces are withdrawn.

  2. Hydrogen bomb threat revealed

    Chang is subjected to a truth machine at Espionage, Inc. headquarters. He reveals that Dragon has a primitive hydrogen bomb being delivered piece by piece to Los Angeles, with a Christmas Day deadline three months away. The interrogation outlines the scope of the threat and the race to stop Dragon.

    When
    Three months before Christmas
  3. New ally Ki Ti Tsu joins Power

    Power meets Ki Ti Tsu, the agent assigned to partner with him. She joins the mission and helps plan the next moves against Dragon. The new partnership broadens their capability to counter Dragon's network.

  4. Cantonese restaurant and the owl bomb

    Power and Kitty visit Kim Fong's Cantonese restaurant to learn about the Dragon black market. The hostess, Nancy Ho, who is a Dragon agent in disguise, pressures Fong to hand over a bomb disguised as an owl-shaped incense burner. Kitty's suspicions grow as she notices the hostess's duplicity.

    Where
    Cantonese restaurant, Los Angeles
  5. Bomb detonation and ruse of capture

    The owl bomb detonates during the ensuing confrontation; Nancy Ho is killed by Kitty as she attempts to stab Power. Kitty's subsequent actions appear to hand Power over to Dragon, but she has her own reasons and signals headquarters for a rescue. Power is liberated, and the mission continues.

    Where
    Cantonese restaurant vicinity
  6. Time travel belt demonstration

    Power demonstrates the time travel belt to Kitty, explaining its limits and risks. He warns her to only travel to places that will still exist in the future or past and cautions against altering timelines. They reaffirm their resolve to complete the mission without relying on the belt.

    Where
    Espionage, Inc. headquarters
  7. Intel points to Ming company warehouse

    Cane informs them that Ming company, a front for Dragon and the maker of the owl bomb, has a warehouse in Long Beach. A shipment from Hong Kong aboard the Osaka Maru is due in three weeks. Power and Kitty plan to intercept the operation by using the time belt to jump ahead three weeks.

    When
    Three weeks from now
    Where
    Long Beach, California
  8. Three-week jump to the future

    Power and Kitty jump three weeks into the future to inspect the warehouse and locate the bomb. They move carefully, aware Dragon agents are watching, and try to avoid detection. Stoneface attempts to kill them with a disintegrator, but Big Buddha kills Stoneface instead.

    When
    Three weeks from now
    Where
    Long Beach warehouse (future)
  9. Discovery of uranium and tense chase

    Inside the warehouse they discover Uranium-238 among Christmas decorations. Dragon's forces close in, forcing Power and Kitty to evade capture by darting between barrels in a limited travel space. Big Buddha arrives and the chase intensifies.

    When
    Three weeks from now (future timeline)
    Where
    Long Beach warehouse
  10. Kitty confronts Buddha and is captured

    Kitty confronts Big Buddha about his war crimes, including the Nanking massacre, and is captured in the struggle. Power surrenders to Buddha to save Kitty, inviting a potential exchange of secrets. Buddha plans to ship Power to Hong Kong to extract information.

    When
    Future timeline
    Where
    Long Beach warehouse
  11. Servant girl thwarts Buddha; Genghis falls

    The mute servant girl makes another attempt to stab Buddha, seizing the moment to strike. Power uses the distraction to turn on Buddha's bodyguard, Genghis, and a brutal fight ensues with the odds stacked against Power. Kitty throws Power a gun, and he shoots Genghis; the servant girl finishes Buddha off.

    When
    Future timeline
    Where
    Long Beach warehouse
  12. Return to present and strategy shift

    Power and Kitty return to the present with new knowledge to counter Dragon without further time travel. They coordinate with Cane's team so Dragon's threat can be stopped through conventional means. Los Angeles is spared as the operation shifts to a non-time-travel strategy.

    When
    After the three-week future sequence
    Where
    Present-day Espionage, Inc.

Last updated: October 09, 2025 at 12:41

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Timeline questions answered

Dimension 5 Timeline Explained: Your Questions Answered

When does it happen, and why in that order? The questions people ask about the chronology of Dimension 5 (1966): time jumps, flashbacks, cause and effect between scenes and the correct order of events, each answered with spoilers.

Q1

How does the time-travel belt work in the film?

The time-travel belt allows the wearer to move forward or backward in time while remaining in the same physical location. Power uses it to 'preview' events, seeing assassinations and conversations before they happen, and to jump ahead three weeks to inspect the Long Beach warehouse. However, Power warns Kitty that they can only travel to locations that will still exist in the past or future, limiting their mobility in the warehouse chase sequence.

  • time travel belt
  • time machine
  • time jump
  • preview ability
  • temporal displacement
Q2

Why does Big Buddha want to destroy Los Angeles?

Big Buddha is using Los Angeles as leverage to coerce the United States government into withdrawing its forces from Southeast Asia. Dragon has assembled a primitive hydrogen bomb and plans to detonate it in LA unless the U.S. complies with their demand. The threat is set for Christmas Day, giving the agents a three-month countdown to prevent catastrophe.

  • big buddha
  • los angeles threat
  • hydrogen bomb
  • coercion
  • southeast asia
  • blackmail
Q3

What was the owl bomb and why was it disguised as an incense burner?

The owl bomb was a hydrogen bomb component disguised as an owl-shaped incense burner, manufactured by the Ming company, a Dragon front. Nancy Ho, a Dragon agent posing as a hostess, pressures Kim Fong to hand it over. Kitty recognizes it as suspicious because owls are not traditional in Chinese decorative art and correctly suspects it is a bomb. The disguise was designed to smuggle the device through black market channels undetected.

Foreshadowing: The timeline notes Kitty's cultural suspicion of the owl ornament before the bomb explodes.

  • owl bomb
  • incense burner
  • ming company
  • dragon agents
  • bomb disguise
  • smuggling
Q4

Why does Kitty want revenge against Big Buddha?

Kitty's personal motivation stems from the Nanking Massacre during World War II, where Big Buddha committed war crimes that killed her parents seven years before the film takes place. This is why she joined Espionage and becomes especially intent on confronting him directly at the warehouse, seeking to avenge her family.

  • kitty
  • nanking massacre
  • revenge
  • war crimes
  • personal vendetta
  • family
Q5

Who is the mute servant girl and why does she try to kill Big Buddha?

The mute servant girl is Big Buddha's personal attendant. She makes two attempts to stab him, once in the warehouse and again during the final confrontation, indicating she has her own grudge against him, possibly relating to abuse or captivity as his servant. Her second attempt succeeds, providing the critical distraction that allows Power to turn on Genghis.

  • servant girl
  • mute girl
  • big buddha
  • assassination attempt
  • distraction
Q6

How does Power use time travel to stop the first assassination attempt?

Power travels to the future to 'preview' the assassination at Ontario Airport. He sees a man in a cowboy suit shoot Chang with a dart gun hidden in a camera, then escape in a limousine with Big Buddha. Returning to the present, Power radio warnings prevent the limousine from following their taxi, punches out the killer, and ensures Chang reaches headquarters safely.

  • preview
  • assassination
  • ontario airport
  • time travel
  • dart gun
  • prevention
Q7

What does the truth machine reveal about Dragon's plan?

During interrogation with the Professor's truth machine, Chang reveals that Dragon is delivering a hydrogen bomb to Los Angeles piece by piece. The components are being smuggled through the Ming company and assembled in the city, with the explosion scheduled for Christmas Day, three months away. This revelation confirms the scope of the threat and the timeline the agents must work against.

  • truth machine
  • interrogation
  • chang
  • hydrogen bomb
  • christmas day
  • delivery method
Q8

Why does Power surrender to Big Buddha?

Power surrenders to Big Buddha after Kitty is captured during the warehouse confrontation. He intentionally allows himself to be taken to buy Kitty time and prevent her from being killed or tortured for information. Big Buddha plans to ship Power to Hong Kong to extract secrets from him, but this gives the heroes an opportunity to turn the situation around.

  • power surrender
  • kitty capture
  • hong kong
  • exchange
  • sacrifice
Q9

Why do Power and Kitty decide to let Cane's team handle the rest?

After returning from the three-week future jump, Power and Kitty possess full knowledge of Dragon's operation, the warehouse location, the uranium source, and the shipment details. Rather than continue using the risky time-travel belt, they decide to share this intelligence with Cane's people, allowing conventional law enforcement to intercept Dragon without further temporal intervention.

  • cane
  • strategy shift
  • intelligence sharing
  • conventional method
  • cleanup
Q10

Why does Big Buddha kill Stoneface?

Stoneface attempts to kill Power and Kitty with a disintegrator while they are inspecting the future warehouse. However, Big Buddha kills Stoneface instead, explaining that he has been expecting Power and Kitty for the last three weeks and wants to handle them himself. Stoneface's premature action and failure to wait for orders proves fatal.

  • stoneface
  • disintegrator
  • big buddha
  • betrayal
  • execution
Q11

How is the hydrogen bomb being delivered to Los Angeles?

The hydrogen bomb components are delivered piece-by-piece through the Ming company, a Dragon front. The Osaka Maru ship carries a shipment from Hong Kong to a Ming company warehouse in Long Beach. The components arrive disguised as Christmas decorations and are assembled in the city for the Christmas Day detonation.

  • hydrogen bomb
  • osaka maru
  • hong kong
  • long beach
  • christmas decorations
  • shipment

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  • gritty
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