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4.9/10   845 votes
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Director:
Ib Melchior
Writers:
Sidney W. Pink (story)
Ib Melchior (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
February 1960 (USA) more
Genre:
Sci-Fi more
Tagline:
Spectacular Adventure Beyond Time and Space ...
Plot:
A rocket ship returns from Mars. Contact was lost since the ship arrived on Mars. Now the crew does not answer any radio messages from mission control... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
Why all the irony? more

Cast

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Gerald Mohr ... Col. Thomas O'Bannion
Naura Hayden ... Dr. Iris 'Irish' Ryan (as Nora Hayden)
Les Tremayne ... Prof. Theodore Gettell
Jack Kruschen ... CWO Sam Jacobs
Paul Hahn ... Maj. Gen. George Treegar
J. Edward McKinley ... Prof. Paul Weiner
Tom Daly ... Dr. Frank Gordon
Don Lamond ... TV Newscaster / Narrator / Martian (voice)
Edward Innes ... Brig. Gen. Alan Prescott
Gordon Barnes ... Maj. Lyman Ross
Jack Haddock ... Lt. Col. Davis
Brandy Bryan ... Nurse Hayes
Joan Fitzpatrick ... Nurse Dixon
Duke Norton ... Dr. Muller
William Remick ... Dr. Hawley (as Wm. Remick)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Invasion of Mars
Journey to Planet Four
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Runtime:
83 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Mono

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The 40-foot alien monster was actually a marionette about 15 inches high. It was essentially a combination of a rat, bat, spider, and crab. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When leaving the ship, the crew's space helmets lack protective glass. more
Quotes:
Martian Voice: Men of Earth, we of the planet Mars give you this warning. Listen carefully and remember. We have known your planet Earth since the first creature crawled out of the primeval slime of your seas to become man. For millennia, we have followed your progress... more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Journey to the Seventh Planet (1962) more

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19 out of 23 people found the following comment useful:-
Why all the irony?, 15 August 2002
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Author: gridoon

How come there are so many negative reviews about this one? It actually holds up better than many other sci-fi films of that period (wasn't "Teenagers From Outer Space" also made in 1959?), and if it's clunky at times, its clunkiness is part of its innocent charm. The effects and the matte drawings may not be perfect, but they're sure colorful and entertaining, and the movie's restrained approach (at least more restrained that the title indicates) is most welcome. The presence of a woman scientist is also worth noting; although her treatment by the ship's captain is often sexist, ultimately she proves to be quite intelligent and competent. (**1/2)

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