Movie
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
Overview
Test space rockets exploding at liftoff and increased reporting of UFO sightings culminate in a direct attempt by alien survivors of a dead, extra-galactic civilization to invade Earth from impervious flying saucers, using ray-weapons of mass destruction.
Details
- Release date
- 1956-06-13
- Runtime
- 83 min
- Genres
- Action, Science Fiction
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Clover Productions, Columbia Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Hugh Marlowe as Dr. Russell A. Marvin
- Joan Taylor as Carol Marvin
- Donald Curtis as Maj. Huglin
- Morris Ankrum as Brig. Gen. John Hanley
- Thomas Browne Henry as Vice Adm. Enright
- Grandon Rhodes as Gen. Edmunds
- John Zaremba as Prof. Kanter
- Paul Frees as Alien (voice)
- Frank Wilcox as Alfred Cassidy
- Sydney Mason as Frank the garage man
- Larry J. Blake as Motorcycle cop
- Bert Stevens as Air Intelligence Command Officer
Crew
- Fred F. Sears - Director
- George Worthing Yates - Screenplay
- Bernard Gordon - Screenplay
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