Assignment: Outer Space (1960)
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- Unrated
- 1h 13min
- Sci-Fi
- 13 Dec 1961 (USA)
- Movie
In the 22nd Century, Ray Peterson, reporter for the Interplanetary News, is assigned to write a story aboard a space station.
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| Rik Van Nutter | ... |
Ray Peterson (IZ41)
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| Gabriella Farinon | ... |
Lucy (Y13)
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David Montresor | ... |
George - the Commander
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| Archie Savage | ... |
Al - X-15
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Alain Dijon | ... |
Archie - Y16
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Franco Fantasia | ... |
Sullivan
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Joe Pollini | ... |
King - 116
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David Maran | ... |
Davis
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José Néstor | ... |
Venus Commander
(as Jose Nestor)
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Anita Todesco | ... |
Venus Control
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Aldo Pini | ... |
Jacson (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Antonio Margheriti | ... | (as Antony Daisies) |
Written by
| Ennio De Concini | ... | () (as Vassilji Petrov) |
| Jack Wallace | ... | () |
Produced by
| Samuel Z. Arkoff | ... | executive producer |
| Hugo Grimaldi | ... | producer |
Music by
| Lelio Luttazzi | ... | (as J. K. Broady) |
| Carlo Savina | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| Marcello Masciocchi | ||
Sound Department
| Josef von Stroheim | ... | sound effects editor |
Special Effects by
| Caesar Peace | ... | special effects |
Music Department
| Ted Roberts | ... | music editor |
Additional Crew
| Fred Gebhardt | ... | presenter |
Production Companies
Distributors
- American International Pictures (AIP) (1961) (United States) (theatrical) (dubbed)
- Anglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors (1962) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (dubbed)
- Alpha Video Distributors (2003) (United States) (DVD)
- Brentwood Home Video (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- Payless Entertainment (2005) (Australia) (DVD)
- Internet Archive (2006) (United States) (video) (as 'Assignment Outer Space') (streaming)
- Mill Creek Entertainment (2007) (United States) (DVD)
- Orlando Eastwood Films (2017) (United States) (tv) (streaming)
- Something Weird Video (SWV) (United States) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Ryder Sound Services (sound)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
In the 22nd Century, Ray Peterson, reporter for the Interplanetary News, is assigned to write a story aboard a space station. Tension mounts between Peterson and the station's ommander, who think he's in the way, but has orders to leave him alone. Errant spaceship, Alpha Two enters the solar system and its photon generators are radiating enough heat to destroy Earth as it approaches. It falls to Peterson to try to figure out a way to enter the spaceship, disarm the generators, and escape before suffocating.
Written by Doug Sederberg |
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| Taglines | Fear awaits ...... in the murky mists of outer space! See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | With the international (including Italy) success of large-scale, effects-laden science-fiction spectacles from Japan, such as Ishirô Honda's The Mysterians (1957) and Battle in Outer Space (1959), Italian producers had hoped to duplicate their success with this, Italy's first big space opera. See more » |
| Goofs | Some of the gauges/meters seen are for tape recorders (% wow and dB meters) and would have nothing to do with the navigation or operation of a spacecraft. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Out of this World Super Shock Show (2007). See more » |