World Without End (1956)

Astronauts returning from a voyage to mars are caught in a time warp and are propelled into a post-Apocalyptic Earth populated by mutants.

Director:

Edward Bernds

Writer:

Edward Bernds (story)

Stars:

Hugh Marlowe, Nancy Gates, Nelson Leigh

Cast

Cast overview:
Hugh Marlowe	...	John Borden
Nancy Gates	...	Garnet
Nelson Leigh	...	Dr. Eldon Galbraithe
Rod Taylor	...	Herbert Ellis
Shirley Patterson	...	Elaine (as Shawn Smith)
Lisa Montell	...	Deena
Christopher Dark	...	Henry 'Hank' Jaffe
Booth Colman	...	Mories
Everett Glass	...	Timmek
Stanley Fraser	...	Elda

Storyline

Four astronauts returning from mankind's first mission to Mars enter a time warp and crash on a 26th Century Earth devastated by atomic war. Our heroes meet with hideous mutant cavemen, giant spiders, love-struck beauties in short dresses, and jealous old geezers in sparkly skullcaps as they struggle to save humanity and build a new world.

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Plot Keywords:

mutant | astronaut | giant spider | mission | 26th century | 

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Taglines:

CinemaScope's First Science-Fiction Thriller Hurls You into the Year 2508!

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Genres:

Adventure | Romance | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 March 1956 (USA)

Also Known As:

20 Milhões de Léguas a Marte

Filming Locations:

Iverson Ranch - 1 Iverson Lane, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Allied Artists Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

80 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording) Perspecta Stereo

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.55 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Released on a double bill with Indestructible Man.

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Goofs

In the early scenes of the spaceship in orbit around Mars, and then blasting away from the planet, there is a bright blue sky visible through the portholes at all times, instead of the blackness of outer space.

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Quotes

Garnet: Is she as beautiful as the women in your world?

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Connections

References The Wizard of Oz (1939)

User Reviews

enjoyable science fiction from the 1950's

I first remember seeing this movie on TV as a young boy in the early 1960's. From then on I watched it as often as it came on until they stopped showing science fiction movies on that station. For about twenty years or so, I did not see it, and then last year, I found it on video.

Much to my delight, I found that I still enjoyed it as much as ever.

The film concerns the first flight to Mars, and what happens when they start back. Hitting a great turbulence, the ship crash lands on an unknown planet, and the crew meets with many adventures before they discover that they are are on earth in the far future, and they deduce that an atomic war has taken place a couple of centuries prior to their landing.

The film has a good plot, cast and script, and even if the special effects are not what we are capable of today, it still is a movie that is worthwhile seeing.

Like I said before, I still enjoy it even after thirty years.