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| Hugh Marlowe | ... | Dr. Russell A. Marvin | |
| Joan Taylor | ... | Carol Marvin | |
| Donald Curtis | ... | Maj. Huglin, Liason Officer | |
| Morris Ankrum | ... | Brig. Gen. John Hanley | |
| John Zaremba | ... | Prof. Kanter | |
| Thomas Browne Henry | ... | Vice Adm. Enright (as Tom Browne Henry) | |
| Grandon Rhodes | ... | Gen. Edmunds | |
| Larry J. Blake | ... | Motorcycle cop (as Larry Blake) | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Fred Aldrich | ... | Airplane Passenger / Officer in Sighting Montage / Man in Saucer Attack (uncredited) | |
| Holly Bane | ... | Bit Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed) | |
| Nicky Blair | ... | Military Officer at Experiment (uncredited) | |
| Charles Evans | ... | Dr. Alberts (uncredited) | |
| Paul Frees | ... | Alien (voice) (uncredited) | |
| Duke Green | ... | Bit Role (uncredited) | |
| Clark Howat | ... | Sgt. Nash (uncredited) | |
| Harry Lauter | ... | Cutting, Generator technician (uncredited) | |
| Don Marlowe | ... | Bit Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed) | |
| Forbes Murray | ... | Military Officer at Experiment (uncredited) | |
| Alan Reynolds | ... | Maj. Kimberly (uncredited) | |
| Bert Stevens | ... | Officer in UFO Sighting Montage (uncredited) | |
| Arthur Tovey | ... | Officer / Civilian at Military Conference (uncredited) | |
| Dale Van Sickel | ... | Crushed Beneath Wall (uncredited) | |
| Frank Wilcox | ... | Alfred Cassidy (uncredited) | |
| Beal Wong | ... | Radio Listener in China (uncredited) | |
| William Woodson | ... | Off-Screen Narrator (uncredited) (unconfirmed) | |
Directed by | |||
| Fred F. Sears | |||
Writing credits(WGA) | ||
| Donald E. Keyhoe | (book "Flying Saucers from Outer Space") (as Major Donald E. Keyhoe) | |
| Curt Siodmak | (screen story) | |
| George Worthing Yates | (screenplay) & | |
| Bernard Gordon | (screenplay) originally as Raymond T. Marcus | |
Produced by | |||
| Sam Katzman | .... | executive producer | |
| Charles H. Schneer | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Mischa Bakaleinikoff | (uncredited) | ||
Cinematography by | |||
| Fred Jackman Jr. | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Danny B. Landres | (as Danny D. Landres) | ||
Art Direction by | |||
| Paul Palmentola | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Sidney Clifford | |||
Production Management | |||
| Leon Chooluck | .... | unit manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Gene Anderson Jr. | .... | assistant director (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| J.S. Westmoreland | .... | sound (as Josh Westmoreland) | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Russ Kelley | .... | special effects | |
| Ray Harryhausen | .... | special effects (uncredited) | |
Stunts | |||
| Dale Van Sickel | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
Animation Department | |||
| Ray Harryhausen | .... | special photographic and animation effects | |
Music Department | |||
| Mischa Bakaleinikoff | .... | conductor | |
| Daniele Amfitheatrof | .... | composer: stock music (uncredited) | |
| Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco | .... | composer: stock music (uncredited) | |
| George Duning | .... | composer: stock music (uncredited) | |
| David Raksin | .... | composer: stock music (uncredited) | |
| Miklós Rózsa | .... | composer: stock music (uncredited) | |
| Hans J. Salter | .... | composer: stock music (uncredited) | |
| Leith Stevens | .... | composer: stock music (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| Jack Erickson | .... | production coordinator | |
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This is a terrific older sci-fi movie. It has all the elements to make it a sold movie; a good variety of characters, an interesting plot, and a solid script. The great special effects are just icing on the cake. Much of the movie is told in documentary style with a voice-over of someone, which adds to the realism.
You can feel connected with the main characters and what goes on in the movie. Even most of the characters that don't have much of a role seem realistic, not two-dimensional (like some in Spider-man). The plot has many viable twists and the movie comes to a exciting and feasible conclusion (un-like Independence Day). Many/most people will find it more entertaining than the "classic" sci-fi invasion movie War of the Worlds.
This movie, even though it was a relatively mid-budget movie made in the 1950's, should serve as a message to modern day Hollywood. It shows how a movie if made with a lot of thought and heart, as opposed to just violence and/or sensualism, can produce a real winner.