An American reporter smells a story when he is stranded in an Iron Curtain country where the local dictator is using gamma rays to transform children into mutated henchmen.
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Cast
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| Paul Douglas | ... | Mike Wilson | |
| Eva Bartok | ... | Paula Wendt | |
| Leslie Phillips | ... | Howard Meade | |
| Walter Rilla | ... | Boronski | |
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Philip Leaver | ... | Koerner |
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Martin Miller | ... | Lochner |
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Michael Caridia | ... | Hugo Wendt |
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Pauline Drewett | ... | Hedda Lochner |
| Jocelyn Lane | ... | Anna (as Jackie Lane) | |
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Olaf Pooley | ... | Bikstein |
| Rosalie Crutchley | ... | Frau Bikstein | |
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Leonard Sachs | ... | Telegraph Clerk |
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Paul Hardtmuth | ... | Hans (as Paul Hardmuth) |
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Cyril Chamberlain | ... | Graf |
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St. John Stuart | ... | 1st Goon |
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An American reporter smells a story when he is stranded in an Iron Curtain country where the local dictator is using gamma rays to transform children into mutated henchmen. Written by Marty McKee <mmckee@wkio.com>
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Country:
UKRelease Date:
December 1956 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
La gente gamma See more »Filming Locations:
MGM British Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UKCompany Credits
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Runtime:
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)Color:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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Although the two men stay in their private berth and are oblivious to what is going on as the decoupled passenger car rolls down the side track into Gudavia, multiple exterior shots of the rolling car show different sets of windows either open or closed from shot-to-shot, although there was no one else on the car to open or close the windows. See more »Alternate Versions
In the 1980s Columbia Pictures replaced their slightly abridged U.S. version with a version restored to its original British length of 79 minutes. It is this version that has been used for pay-tv showings and video release. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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A train-passage car carrying 2 reporters--one who resembles Prof. Quatermass a bit too much--accidently winds up breaking off from the rest of the train leaving the 2 men stranded in a strange little European country named Gudavia. Once there, they find they cannot leave as those running the country have other plans. They investigate and uncover a mad scientist's conspiracy to control the people by turning them all into slaves of the state with the help of a gamma ray machine. This movie is pretty outrageous and displays some serious leaps of logic. It also features a most unlikely change of heart in one of the main characters. Still the lead actors are likable and the film is silly fun.