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Director:
Jud Taylor
Writers:
George Simpson (written by) and
Neal R. Burger (written by)
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Release Date:
1 October 1974 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Mystery | Sci-Fi more
Plot:
Colonel Pete Moore is commander of the Whitney Radar Test Group, which has been experiencing electrical difficulties aboard its aircraft... more | add synopsis
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A UFO Movie With No UFOs more (10 total)

Cast

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Glenn Ford ... Colonel Pete Moore
Bradford Dillman ... Major Mike Dunning
David Soul ... Captain Roy Bishop

Robert F. Lyons ... Captain Cliff Riggs
Guy Stockwell ... Lieutenant Colonel Trottman

Greg Mullavey ... Lieutentant Tony Podryski
Stanley Bennett Clay ... 2nd Lieutenant Ferguson (as Stanley Clay)
Jonathan Lippe ... Smith
Jack Ging ... Green
Ken Kercheval ... White
Edward Winter ... Mr. Cheer
Simon Scott ... Colonel Freeman Barns
Kent Smith ... General Enright
Cynthia Hayward ... Nina Moore

Jesse Vint ... Scanner
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Runtime:
USA:72 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
UK:U
Company:
Cine Films Inc. more

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The last completed film of Kent Smith. more
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Narrator: This is a UFO - an Unidentified Flying Object. It was photographed at Santa Catalina Island in April of 1966. Look at it again. Closely. Hundreds, even thousands of witnesses have seen similar things appear in the sky. Persons living miles from others have testified independently that UFOs have appeared in a specific place at a specific time.
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5 out of 9 people found the following comment useful.
A UFO Movie With No UFOs, 1 August 2005
3/10
Author: reluctantpopstar from Hollyweird

Those looking for exploitation thrills or Saturday Matinée style adventure should avoid this picture in droves. There's some action here, with endless footage of planes taking off and landing, but a lot of the film is just talking heads.

There's nothing wrong with straight science fiction, almost verging on straight thriller/drama. But this made for TV film didn't do it too well at all. I could see a series like The Twlight Zone handling this with a lot more panache.

The acting from Glenn Ford is dependable, but not exciting. It's the writing that kicks the movie to the curb. But, on the other hand, if you have a desperate need to see David "Hutch" Soul in full overacting mode, this might be your cup of cheese. But remember, we never see the UFOs, other than as a blip on a radar screen, and some "authentic" footage of a totally unrelated UFO sighting somewhere else in the country. I'd give it a pass.

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