Il pianeta degli uomini spenti (1961)

A runaway asteroid dubbed "The Outsider" mysteriously begins orbiting the Earth and threatens it with lethal flying saucers.

Director:

Antonio Margheriti

Writers:

Ennio De Concini (story), Ennio De Concini (screenplay)

Stars:

Claude Rains, Bill Carter, Umberto Orsini

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Claude Rains	...	Prof. Benson
Bill Carter	...	Cmdr. Bob Cole
Umberto Orsini	...	Dr. Fred Steele
Maya Brent	...	Eve Barnett
Jacqueline Derval	...	Mrs. Collins
Renzo Palmer	...	Barrington
Carlo D'Angelo	...	Gen. Varreck (as Carlo d'Angelo)
Carol Danell	...	Cathy Cole
Jim Dolen	...	Boyd
Joe Pollini	...	Pat (as Joseph Pollini)
John Stacy	...	Dr. Cornfield
Aldo D'Ambrosio	...	United Commission Member
Massimo Righi	...	Lewis Boyd
Giuliano Gemma	...	Moran
Annamaria Mustari	...	(as Anna Maria Mustari)

Storyline

A stray planet on a collision course with Earth instead takes orbit around our blue marble. What seems like a dead planet suddenly launches a fleet of flying saucers which attack our space fleets.

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Plot Keywords:

flying saucer | asteroid | orbit | calculus | scientist | 

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Taglines:

A hostile planet...from outer space hurtles toward Earth on a collisin course!

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Genres:

Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

March 1963 (USA)

Also Known As:

Battle of the Worlds

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ultra Film, Sicilia Cinematografica

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

When the astronauts walk on the surface of "The Outsider" in a location shot, they are seen from behind and none of them are wearing a blue helmet. When they are inside the cave, an obvious studio shot, the commander is seen wearing a vivid blue helmet. When they leave the cave and the story cuts back to the return trip back to the space ship, the blue helmet has again disappeared.

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Quotes

Professor Benson: One would say, ladies and gentlemen, that you are disappointed to learn that the end of the world has been postponed!

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Connections

Referenced in Future Fantastic: Alien (1996)

User Reviews

Watching Italian Sci-Fi is like taking a candy striped drug trip

I'm very tired of Italian Science Fiction getting a bad rap for being dull films. Just sit back and let your self be hypnotized by the world that a film like BATTLE OF THE WORLDS creates and I guarantee you will find your self on a trip to the end of the universe. The sound effects and use of color alone will have you wishing this film will never end...and it almost seems it doesn't