After an invisible asteroid draws an astronaut and his ship to its surface, he is miniaturized by the phantom planet's exotic atmosphere.
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| Dean Fredericks | ... | Capt. Frank Chapman | |
| Coleen Gray | ... | Liara | |
| Anthony Dexter | ... | Herron (as Tony Dexter) | |
| Francis X. Bushman | ... | Sessom | |
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Richard Weber | ... | Lt. Ray Makonnen |
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Al Jarvis | ... | Judge Eden |
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Earl McDaniel | ... | Capt. Leonard |
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Mike Marshall | ... | Lt. White (as Michael Marshall) |
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John Herrin | ... | Capt. Beecher |
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Mel Curtis | ... | Lt. Cutler |
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Jimmy Weldon | ... | Lt. Webb |
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Akemi Tani | ... | Communications Officer |
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Lori Lyons | ... | Radar Officer |
| Richard Kiel | ... | The Solarite | |
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The mysterious appearance of an unknown planet brings miniature people, giant monsters, beautiful women and undaunted heroes to the screen. The self-contained planet "Rheton" has the ability to move in and out of galaxies to escape their enemies. Earth sends an astronaut team to investigate, which discovers miniature people. One astronaut survives to help them fight off monsters and Solorite attacks. Written by Anonymous
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asteroid | force field | bare chested male | bare chested male fighting | trial by combat |Taglines:
Captives of a power far, far out! See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
13 December 1961 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
El planeta fantasma See more »Company Credits
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)Color:
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1.85 : 1
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Narrator: What the future will reveal of this story is only the beginning, only the beginning, only the beginning...
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(uncredited)
Music by Desmond Leslie
[Plays repeatedly in the score.]
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When Chapman is being pulled towards the asteroid he is sitting in the left-hand seat. After it lands he is sitting in the right hand seat. See more »Quotes
[last lines]Narrator: What the future will reveal of this story is only the beginning, only the beginning, only the beginning...
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Instead of "The End" the end title reads "The Beginning". See more »Connections
Featured in TJ and the All Night Theatre: The Night of the Grizzly + the Phantom Planet (1980) See more »Soundtracks
Caliban and Ariel(uncredited)
Music by Desmond Leslie
[Plays repeatedly in the score.]
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This movie is not that bad when you consider the type and time this movie was made. It was a 50's science fiction (even though it was made in 1961). It does have a plot-astronaut is on a mission to check out why rockets keep crashing on asteroids. Crashes into one, shrinks, meets good looking girls and helps fight evil space invaders. Typical sci-fi 50's movie. If you want good acting, see Casablanca or Citizen Kane. This movie was entertaining enough. I rate it 6/10 for a 50's type sci-fi.