El terror del más allá (1958)
It! The Terror from Beyond Space (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Approved
- 1h 9min
- Horror, Sci-Fi
- 09 Nov 1958 (UK)
- Movie
A mission sent to rescue the first manned expedition to Mars is invaded by an unknown life form, which stows away on the rescue ship.
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- 1 nomination.
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Cast verified as complete
| Marshall Thompson | ... |
Col. Edward Carruthers
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| Shirley Patterson | ... |
Ann Anderson
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Kim Spalding | ... |
Col. Van Heusen
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| Ann Doran | ... |
Mary Royce
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| Dabbs Greer | ... |
Eric Royce
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| Paul Langton | ... |
Lt. James Calder
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| Robert Bice | ... |
Maj. John Purdue
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| Richard Benedict | ... |
Bob Finelli
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Richard Hervey | ... |
Gino Finelli
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| Thom Carney | ... |
Joe Kienholz
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| Ray Corrigan | ... |
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| Stuart Hall | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Mike Morelli | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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| Monty O'Grady | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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| Bert Stevens | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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| Pierre Watkin | ... |
Spokesman at Press Conference (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Edward L. Cahn | ||
Written by
| Jerome Bixby | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Robert E. Kent | ... | producer |
| Edward Small | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
| Paul Sawtell | ||
| Bert Shefter | ||
Cinematography by
| Kenneth Peach | ... | director of photography |
Editorial Department
| Grant Whytock | ... | supervising editor |
Art Direction by
| William Glasgow | ||
Set Decoration by
| Herman N. Schoenbrun | ... | (as Herman Schoenbrun) |
Makeup Department
| Layne Britton | ... | makeup artist (as Lane Britton) |
| Loren Cosand | ... | makeup artist |
| Lillian Shore | ... | hair stylist |
Production Management
| Ben Hersh | ... | production supervisor |
| Joseph Small | ... | assistant production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Ralph E. Black | ... | assistant director |
| Jack McEdward | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Eugene S. Kelley | ... | construction supervisor |
| Arthur Wasson | ... | property master |
Sound Department
| Robert G. Carlisle | ... | sound effects editor (as Robert Carlisle) |
| Al Overton | ... | sound |
| Tony Samaniego | ... | boom operator |
Special Effects by
| Paul Blaisdell | ... | alien suit designer/builder (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Walter Brine | ... | grip |
| Ben Colman | ... | camera operator |
| Eugene Kornman | ... | still photographer |
| James Punter | ... | gaffer |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Jack Masters | ... | wardrobe |
Music Department
| Jack Cookerly | ... | composer: electronic music (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| George Rutter | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Bob Burns | ... | assistant: Paul Blaisdell (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- United Artists (1958) (United States) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1958) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Dear Film (1959) (Italy) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1959) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1991) (United States) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1991) (United States) (VHS)
- MGM Home Entertainment (1995) (United States) (video) (laser disc included in United Artists Sci-Fi Matinee Vol. 1)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2001) (United States) (DVD) (included in Midnight Movies series)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2001) (United States) (VHS) (pan and scan)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2005) (United States) (DVD) (included with "Monster that Challenged the World" in Midnight Movies Double Feature)
- Olive Films (2015) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Olive Films (2015) (United States) (DVD)
- 101 Films (2016) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- 101 Films (2016) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray)
- i-catcher media (2020) (Germany) (DVD)
- i-catcher media (2020) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Comet TV (2015) (United States) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Ryder Sound Services (sound)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
In 1973, the first manned expedition to Mars is marooned; by the time a rescue mission arrives, there is only one survivor: the leader, Col. Edward Carruthers, who appears to have murdered the others! According to Carruthers, an unknown life form killed his comrades during a sandstorm. But the skeptical rescuers little suspect that "it" has stowed away for the voyage back to Earth...
Written by Rod Crawford |
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| Taglines | It Breathes. It Hunts. It Kills! See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The mask of the monster suit was altered considerably. When Ray Corrigan was fitted for the suit, the mask was initially too tight. Paul Blaisdell, who made the suit, had to remove and rebuild the monster's lower jaw so the mask would fit better. Unfortunately, Corrigan's chin stuck out through the opening made in the mask. Blaisdell made up his chin to look like the monster's tongue. The mask's original eyes (large and catlike, a Blaisdell trademark) were also removed; the eyes you see behind the mask are actually Corrigan's. See more » |
| Goofs | Van Heusen opens the reactor shield to try to kill the monster, but it smashes through the door to escape. He doesn't reseal the shield, though. The adjoining space, the one with the man with the broken leg, should have been flooded with deadly radiation ("enough to kill a hundred men" as Van Heusen notes). See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Invisible Invaders (1959). See more » |
| Quotes |
Lt. James Calder:
Mars is almost as big as Texas. Maybe it's got monsters. See more » |