A well meaning scientist guides an alien monster to Earth from Venus, so that he can rid mankind of feelings and emotions - but only death and sorrow results.
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Title: It Conquered the World (1956)
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Cast
| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Peter Graves | ... | Dr. Paul Nelson | |
| Beverly Garland | ... | Claire Anderson | |
| Lee Van Cleef | ... | Dr. Tom Anderson | |
| Sally Fraser | ... | Joan Nelson | |
| Russ Bender | ... | Brig. Gen. James Pattick | |
| Jonathan Haze | ... | Pvt. Manuel Ortiz | |
| Dick Miller | ... | Sgt. Neil | |
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Taggart Casey | ... | Sheriff N.J. Shallert |
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Paul Harbor | ... | Floyd Mason |
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Karen Kadler | ... | Ellen Peters (as Karyne Kadler) |
| Charles B. Griffith | ... | Dr. Pete Shelton (as Charles Griffith) | |
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Marshall Bradford | ... | U.S. Secretary Platt (as Marshal Bradford) |
| Thomas E. Jackson | ... | George Haskell (as Tom Jackson) | |
| David McMahon | ... | Gen. Carpenter | |
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Jim Knight | ... | Bazooka Soldier |
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One of several remaining members of its race, an alien from Venus is guided to Earth by disgruntled scientist Tom Anderson, who tells it which humans it should attach mind control devices to. Among them is his old friend, fellow scientist Paul Nelson. Nelson, after killing a flying bat-thing which carries the device, finally persuades the paranoid Anderson that he's been wrong to ally himself with an alien bent on world domination. They hurriedly leave when they discover Tom's wife has picked up a rifle and gone to the alien's cave to try to kill it. Written by Doug Sederberg <vornoff@sonic.net>
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mind control | world domination | creature feature | strangulation | power failure |Taglines:
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
15 July 1956 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
It Conquered the World See more »Filming Locations:
Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA See more »Company Credits
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Paul Nelson: And you want me to condone this reign of terror? To swear allegiance to this monstrous king of yours? To kill my own soul and all within reach? Well, I won't, Anderson. I'll fight it 'til the last breath in my body. And I'll fight you, too, because you're part of it - the worst part. Because you belong to a living race, not a dying one. This is your land, your world. Your hands are human but your mind is enemy. You're a traitor, Anderson. The ...
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When leading lady Beverly Garland got her first look at the titular monster, her sarcastic remark was, "THAT conquered the world?". See more »Goofs
The infamous "Sixth Man": The eight-man squad led by Dick Miller and Jonathan Haze goes to the cave and leaves the two-man bazooka team outside. Six men enter the cave, but when they reach the monster's lair, there are only five men. The missing sixth man never reappears. See more »Quotes
Dr. Tom Anderson: He wants you on his side. Next to me, he wants you.Paul Nelson: And you want me to condone this reign of terror? To swear allegiance to this monstrous king of yours? To kill my own soul and all within reach? Well, I won't, Anderson. I'll fight it 'til the last breath in my body. And I'll fight you, too, because you're part of it - the worst part. Because you belong to a living race, not a dying one. This is your land, your world. Your hands are human but your mind is enemy. You're a traitor, Anderson. The ...
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Alternate Versions
Australian DVD released by Siren (which features "Creature From The Haunted Sea" on the same disc) is taken from an old print which for some reason omits nearly every shot of the monster, leaving many scenes near the end totally incomprehensible. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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Sci-fi about a creature from Venus coming to Earth. A scientist (Lee van Cleef) gets in touch with it through some machine. He believes the creature wants to bring peace and helps guide it to Earth. Naturally the creature wants to possess and conquer...
Infamous Roger Corman movie which has one of the silliest aliens ever filmed. It's also pretty stupid, dull in spots and laughable. But the acting is actually good (Peter Graves and Beverly Garland especially) and I DO find the alien at the end just...unbelievable. Also it does have two instances of over the top violence (for its time)--a man is set on fire and the thing gets its eye poked out (this is cut from some non-cable prints).
Not good but 100 times better than its remake "Zontar the Thing from Venus". And Garland and Graves ARE good. I give it a 5.