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A friendly visitor from outer space warns against conducting experiments with the Earth's magnetic field, that could mutate insects into giant monsters.A friendly visitor from outer space warns against conducting experiments with the Earth's magnetic field, that could mutate insects into giant monsters.A friendly visitor from outer space warns against conducting experiments with the Earth's magnetic field, that could mutate insects into giant monsters.
Wyndham Goldie
- Brigadier Cartwright
- (as Wyndam Goldie)
Dandy Nichols
- Mrs. Tucker
- (as Dandy Nicholls)
Hilda Fenemore
- Mrs. Hale
- (as Hilda Fennemore)
Peter Assinder
- Army Lieutenant
- (uncredited)
Peter Copley
- News Editor
- (uncredited)
Catherine Lancaster
- Gillian Betts
- (uncredited)
Howard Pays
- Young Man in Pub
- (uncredited)
Neil Wilson
- Police Constable Tidy
- (uncredited)
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I once read an interesting theory from a famous British actor as to why so many American movies were so much successful with audiences than British movies. He claimed that many British movies were scripted as "illustrated radio" - with scripts that might play on radio, but wouldn't be appealing if filmed. This movie is strong evidence to that theory. The first two-thirds of the movie are extremely dull, with characters talking endlessly and there being virtually no action. The last third of the movie is slightly better than what happened beforehand, with some action and some special effects. But the fact that the giant bug effects are so obvious and so cheap (you almost never see a human in the same shot as one of the giant insects), it's not even good for some unintended laughs. You feel embarrassed for the filmmakers instead. If you want to see a giant bug movie, watch an American effort instead.
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- TriviaCo-star Gaby André was French and spoke English with a pronounced French accent. All of her dialogue was dubbed over by an actress with a British accent.
- GoofsDr. Laird installs a fence of corrugated iron around his home as a shield against the magnetic forces he is producing, but the exterior shot of the house in the final scene shows no fence.
- Quotes
Brig. General Cartwright: There's no one else available to operate this computer of yours.
Dr. Laird: But a... woman? This is preposterous. This is highly skilled work!
- Alternate versionsThe film was originally released in the UK in 1958 with an uncut 'X' certificate as "The Strange World of Planet X (1958)". It was then cut down to an 'A' certificate in 1960 and released as "The Strange World", and was missing some shots of Michelle trapped in a giant web and a dead man's face being eaten by an insect.
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- Cosmic Monsters
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- Runtime1 hour 15 minutes
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