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Invaders from Mars ()

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A young boy learns that space aliens are taking over the minds of earthlings.
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Dr. Pat Blake
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Dr. Stuart Kelston / Narrator
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David MacLean
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Mr. George MacLean
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Mrs. Mary MacLean
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Col. Fielding
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Sgt. Rinaldi
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Sgt. Baker (as Bill Phipps)
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Capt. Roth
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Kathy Wilson
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Mrs. Wilson (uncredited)
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Kelston's Secretary (uncredited)
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Brainard - Wilson's Aide (uncredited)
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Old Cop Blaine Who Vanishes (uncredited)
Tommy Cottonaro ...
Mutant (uncredited)
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MP (uncredited)
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Mutant (uncredited)
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Mr. Turner (uncredited)
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Gen. Mayberry (uncredited)
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Police Chief A.C. Barrows (uncredited)
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Lt. Blair (uncredited)
Gil Herman ...
Maj. Clary (uncredited)
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Martian (uncredited)
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Jim - Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
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Tall Cop Jackson Who Vanishes (uncredited)
Paul Klott ...
Mutant (uncredited)
Lock Martin ...
Mutant Carrying David to 'Intelligence' (uncredited)
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Mutant (uncredited)
Max Palmer ...
Mutant Carrying Dr. Blake to 'Intelligence' (uncredited)
Luce Potter ...
Martian Intelligence (uncredited)
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Police Desk Sgt. Finlay (uncredited)
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Dr. Bill Wilson (uncredited)
George Spotts ...
Mutant (uncredited)
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Pentagon Chief of Staff (uncredited)
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Mutant (uncredited)

Directed by

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William Cameron Menzies ... (directed by)

Written by

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Richard Blake ... (screenplay)
 
John Tucker Battle ... (story) (uncredited)

Produced by

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Edward L. Alperson Jr. ... associate producer
Edward L. Alperson ... producer

Music by

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Raoul Kraushaar
Mort Glickman ... (uncredited)

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John F. Seitz ... (photographed by) (as John Seitz)

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Arthur Roberts ... editorial supervisor
Clifford D. Shank ... color consultant

Production Design by

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William Cameron Menzies

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Boris Leven

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Ruby Felker ... hairdresser
Gene Hibbs ... makeup artist
Anatole Robbins ... special makeup product

Production Management

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Ben Chapman ... production manager (uncredited)

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Ben Chapman ... assistant director
Leonard Kunody ... second assistant director

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Edward G. Boyle ... set dresser (as Eddie Boyle)

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Earl Crain Sr. ... sound (as Earl Crane Sr.)

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Jack Cosgrove ... special photographic effects
Irving Block ... matte artist (uncredited) / optical effects (uncredited)
Howard Lydecker ... miniature and mechanical effects (uncredited)
Jack Rabin ... matte artist (uncredited) / optical effects (uncredited)

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Norma Koch ... wardrobe designer (as Norma)
Olive Koenitz ... wardrobe: women (as Olive Konitz)
Gene Martin ... wardrobe: men

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Raoul Kraushaar ... conductor (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Mary Yerke ... script supervisor

Additional Crew

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Edward L. Alperson ... presenter
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Plot Summary

One night, young David McLean sees a spaceship crash into a nearby sandpit. His father goes to investigate, but comes back changed. Where once he was cheerful and affectionate, he's now sullen and snarlingly rude. Others fall into the sandpit and begin acting like him: cold, ill-tempered and conspiratorial. David knows that aliens are taking over the bodies of humans, but he'll soon discover there have been far more of these terrible thefts than he could have imagined. The young doom-monger finds some serious help in a lady doctor and a brilliant astronomer. Soon they meet the aliens: green creatures with insect-like eyes. These beings prove to be slaves to their leader: a large, silent head with ceaselessly shifting eyes and two tentacles on either side, each of which branches off into three smaller tentacles. It's up to the redoubtable earth trio to stop its evil plans. Written by J. Spurlin

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Also Known As
  • The Invaders (United States)
  • Invasores de Marte (United States, Spanish title)
  • Les Envahisseurs de la planète rouge (France)
  • L'invasion vient de Mars (France)
  • Invasion vom Mars (Germany)
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  • 78 min
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Budget $290,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia In one scene, Dr. Kelston refers to the "Lubbock Lights" and to a "Captain Mantell." These were-real life U.F.O. events that created a nationwide sensation in their day. The photographs shown by Dr. Kelston are actual photographs of the Lubbock Lights that appeared in newspapers and magazines. See more »
Goofs The same shot of a soldier manning a searchlight on a tower beside the side of a building is used in both the scene at the rocket base of the attempt to blow up the rocket, and (three times) in scenes in the field where the Martians landed: this latter use is particularly ridiculous because there is no such building as is seen behind the light tower in that location. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into The Joker's Flying Saucer (1968). See more »
Quotes Mary MacLean: [waking up] What is it?
George MacLean: Well, ah, David says something landed in the field out back. It doesn't make sense, but he seems so convinced.
Mary MacLean: What do you mean "land"?
George MacLean: Well, he says he saw a bright light or something. He's not the type of boy that given to imagining things. After all the work at the plant is secret. And we have orders to report anything unusual. And there have been rumors.
Mary MacLean: Rumors?
George MacLean: Oh, Dear, you know I can't talk about it.
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