Terrore nello spazio (1965)

Director:

Mario Bava

Writers:

Mario Bava (original version)
Alberto Bevilacqua (original version)
(more)

Release Date:

27 October 1965 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

This was the day the universe trembled before the demon forces of the killer planet!

Plot:

In the near future the two spaceships Argos and Galliot are sent to investigate the mysterious planet Aura...

Plot Keywords:

Planet | Escape | Alien | Tense | Electrocution

Cast

Barry Sullivan	...	Capt. Mark Markary
Norma Bengell	...	Sanya
Ángel Aranda	...	Wess
Evi Marandi	...	Tiona
Stelio Candelli	...	Brad / Mud
Franco Andrei	...	Bert / Garr
Fernando Villena	...	Dr. Karan
Mario Morales	...	Eldon
Ivan Rassimov	...	Carter / Dervy
Federico Boido	...	Keir (as Rico Boido)
Alberto Cevenini	...	Toby Markary / Wan
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Massimo Righi	...	Capt. Sallas / Nordeg (uncredited)

Directed by
Mario Bava

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Mario Bava		original version
Alberto Bevilacqua		original version
Callisto Cosulich		original version
Louis M. Heyward		English language version
Ib Melchior		English language version
Renato Pestriniero		story "One Night of 21 Hours"
Antonio Román		original version
Rafael J. Salvia		original version

Produced by
Samuel Z. Arkoff	....	executive producer
Salvatore Billitteri	....	associate producer
Fulvio Lucisano	....	producer
James H. Nicholson	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Gino Marinuzzi Jr.

Cinematography by
Antonio Pérez Olea
Antonio Rinaldi
Mario Bava		(uncredited)

Film Editing by
Romana Fortini
Antonio Gimeno

Set Decoration by
Giorgio Giovannini

Costume Design by
Gabriele Mayer

Makeup Department
Gabriella Borzelli	....	hair stylist
Giancarlo Del Brocco	....	assistant makeup artist
Amato Garbini	....	head makeup artist

Production Management
Giancarlo Sambucini	....	production director
Mario Silvestri	....	production manager

Art Department
Emilio Zago	....	assistant set designer

Sound Department
Eugenio Fiori	....	sound recordist
Mario Ronchetti	....	boom operator

Special Effects by
Mario Bava	....	special effects (uncredited)
Carlo Rambaldi	....	model maker (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Giorgio Aureli	....	assistant camera
Saverio Diamante	....	camera operator (as Saverio Diamanti)

Music Department
Gino Marinuzzi Jr.	....	music arranger

Other crew
Lamberto Bava	....	assistant to director
Serena Canevari	....	assistant to director
Paolo Ketoff	....	electronic effects
Lucio Romeo	....	production secretary
Manuel San Román	....	assistant to director
Rosalba Scavia	....	script supervisor

Production Companies

• America-International Pictures (AIP)
• Castilla Cooperativa Cinematográfica
• Italian International Film

Distributors

• American International Pictures (AIP) (1965) (USA) (theatrical) (dubbed)
• Astral Films (1965) (Canada) (theatrical) (dubbed)
• Home Box Office Home Video (HBO) (198?) (USA) (VHS)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (2001) (USA) (DVD)
• BijouFlix Releasing (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Hollywood's Best (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• Hollywood's Best (2005) (USA) (VHS)
• C.B. Films (????) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Nou Films (????) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Image Entertainment (????) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• LK-TEL Vídeo (????) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Orion Home Video (????) (USA) (VHS)
• PolyGram Video (????) (USA) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Bixio  music publishing
• Digitmovies Alternative Entertainment  soundtrack
• Ditta Pompei  shoes
• G. Stacchini  weapons
• Mayer  costumes
• Titra Sound Corporation  sound recording

Also Known As:

Planet of Blood
Planet of the Vampires (USA)
Space Mutants
Terror en el espacio (Spain)
Terror in Space
The Demon Planet (USA) (TV title)
The Haunted Planet
The Haunted World
The Outlawed Planet
The Planet of Terror
The Planet of the Damned

Runtime:

86 min | Italy:88 min

Country:

Spain | Italy

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Italy:T (DVD) (2005) | USA:Approved | USA:Not Rated (DVD) | Spain:13 | UK:15 | USA:Unrated | West Germany:16 | West Germany:12 (re-rating)

Filming Locations:

Cinecittà Studios, Cinecittà, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company:

America-International Pictures (AIP)

Trivia:

This was the film on which Mario Bava's son, Lamberto Bava, began his career as his father's assistant. Lamberto would latter become a director himself.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Toby and Mark duke it out, Toby bumps into and moves the flight seat revealing it to be unattached to the deck.

Quotes:

[Sanya gasps]
Capt. Mark Markary: Sanya, what is it?
Sanya: Oh, I - I got a shock.
Capt. Mark Markary: How?
Sanya: Touching that.
Capt. Mark Markary: [touches the object Sanya indicated] Ouch!

Movie Connections:

Featured in Fantastic Fantasy Fright-o-Rama Show Vol. 1 (1996) (V)

Fantastic overlooked sixties science fiction!

Mario Bava's reputation as an innovative and original genre movie maker seems to be growing with every year that passes. Most of his output has been unfairly overlooked, and is often difficult to get hold of, but as his work becomes more available, it will become increasingly obvious that he was an important and influential director. 'Planet Of The Vampires' is a case in point. It's flaws are obvious (so-so acting, poor dubbing, a handful of silly lines in the script), but these are easily overlooked by the amazing atmospheric look of the film. Bava managed to achieve some astonishingly effective visuals on an obviously small budget. Stylish, creepy, cool and fascinating. Others have pointed out the similarities to Ridley Scott's 'Alien', and while I also agree with credit where credit's due, don't just watch this movie for that reason alone. Only a small part of it is related. Both movies are SF/horror classics in my opinion, and both stand alone. 'Planet Of The Vampires' will hopefully one day be recognized for the wonderful achievement that it is. Every science fiction fan should make sure they see this one! A forgotten gem.