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Battle of the Worlds ()

Il pianeta degli uomini spenti (original title)
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A runaway asteroid dubbed "The Outsider" mysteriously begins orbiting the Earth and threatens it with lethal flying saucers.
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Prof. Benson
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Cmdr. Bob Cole
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Dr. Fred Steele
Maya Brent ...
Eve Barnett
Jacqueline Derval ...
Cathy Cole
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Barrington
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Gen. Varreck (as Carlo d'Angelo)
Carol Danell ...
Mrs. Collins
Jim Dolen ...
Boyd
Joe Pollini ...
Pat (as Joseph Pollini)
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Dr. Cornfield
Aldo D'Ambrosio ...
United Commission Member
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Lewis Boyd
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Moran
Annamaria Mustari ...
Mars Base Technician (as Anna Maria Mustari)
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Antonio Corevi ...
Missile Launch Control Technician (uncredited)
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United Commission Leader (uncredited)

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Antonio Margheriti ... (as Anthony Dawson)

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Ennio De Concini ... (story) (as Vassilij Petrov)
 
Ennio De Concini ... (screenplay) (as Vassilij Petrov)

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Mario Migliardi

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Marcello Masciocchi ... director of photography

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Giorgio Serrallonga ... (as Jorge Serrallonga)

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Giorgio Giovannini

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Umberta Cesarano

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Massimo Tavazzi

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Ada Palombi ... hair stylist
Telemaco Tilli ... makeup artist
Marisa Tilly ... assistant makeup artist (as Marisa Tilli)

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Thomas Sagone ... production manager (as Tommaso Sagone)
Averoe Stefani ... production supervisor (as Averroé Stefani)

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Renzo Ragazzi ... assistant director

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Piero Ermanno Iaia ... poster artist

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Giovanni Rossi ... sound

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Cesare Allione ... camera operator
Danilo Desideri ... assistant camera

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Tersicore Kolosoff ... script supervisor (as Tersicore Kolosof)

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Coso Dies ... production secretary (as Cosmo Dies)
George Higgins ... artistical collaborator (as George Higgins III)
Giovanni Masini ... production secretary (as Nino Masini)
William Kiehl ... english voice dubbing: Umberto Orsini (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

A stray planet on a collision course with Earth instead takes orbit around our blue marble. What seems like a dead planet suddenly launches a fleet of flying saucers which attack our space fleets. Written by Humberto Amador

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Taglines A hostile planet...from outer space hurtles toward Earth on a collisin course! See more »
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Also Known As
  • Guerre planetarie (Italy)
  • Battle of the Worlds (United States)
  • Battle of the Worlds (Canada, English title)
  • Battle of the Worlds (New Zealand, English title)
  • La Planète des hommes perdus (France)
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  • 97 min
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Trivia In the US this was passed over by major distributors. It was picked up by a very minor distributor and wasn't released until 1963. As a result, it received scant bookings and remained unseen theatrically in many areas. It was popular via U.S. television syndication later in the 1960s, followed in 1986 when it was widely distributed on VHS (pan and scanned) by the bargain label Goodtimes Home Video. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Battle of the Worlds (1972). See more »
Quotes Cmdr. Robert Cole: Poor Benson. If they opened up his chest, they'd find a formula... where his heart should have been.
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