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UFOs: It Has Begun

  • 19791979
  • 1h 37m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
103
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UFOs: It Has Begun (1979)
  • Documentary
A documentary exploring the existence of UFOs and extra-terrestrial beings.A documentary exploring the existence of UFOs and extra-terrestrial beings.A documentary exploring the existence of UFOs and extra-terrestrial beings.
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
103
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Ray Rivas
  • Writers
    • Robert Emenegger
    • Carol Johnsen(additional writer)
  • Stars
    • William T. Coleman
    • L. Michael Drummond
    • José Ferrer
Top credits
  • Director
    • Ray Rivas
  • Writers
    • Robert Emenegger
    • Carol Johnsen(additional writer)
  • Stars
    • William T. Coleman
    • L. Michael Drummond
    • José Ferrer
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    • 6User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    William T. Coleman
    William T. Coleman
    • Selfas Self
    • (as William Coleman)
    L. Michael Drummond
    • Selfas Self
    José Ferrer
    José Ferrer
    • Narratoras Narrator
    William Fitzgerald
    • Self - Veterinarianas Self - Veterinarian
    Gerald Ford
    Gerald Ford
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Tex Graves
    • Self - Sheriffas Self - Sheriff
    J. Allen Hynek
    J. Allen Hynek
    • Selfas Self
    Bill Jackson
    Bill Jackson
    • Self - Reporteras Self - Reporter
    Burgess Meredith
    Burgess Meredith
    • Narratoras Narrator
    • (voice)
    Hector Quintanilla Jr.
    Hector Quintanilla Jr.
    • Selfas Self
    • (as Hector Quintanilla)
    John Samford
    John Samford
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Rod Serling
    Rod Serling
    • Presenter and Narratoras Presenter and Narrator
    • (archive footage)
    Gabe Valdez
    • Self - Policemanas Self - Policeman
    Jacques Vallee
    Jacques Vallee
    • Selfas Self
    Carl Whiteside
    • Self - Colorado Bureau of Investigationas Self - Colorado Bureau of Investigation
    Jerry Wolever
    • Self - Undersheriffas Self - Undersheriff
    • Director
      • Ray Rivas
    • Writers
      • Robert Emenegger
      • Carol Johnsen(additional writer)
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    • Trivia
      This is actually a re-release of UFOs: Past, Present, and Future, a 1974 documentary film that examines several prominent UFO sightings from the post-war to contemporary era. It was re-released in 1976 and 1979 under the title UFOs: It Has Begun to coincide with renewed interest in the subject due to the release of Steven Spielberg's Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
    • Connections
      Edited from UFOs: Past, Present, and Future (1974)

    User reviews6

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    6/10
    Time capsule documentary
    UFOS: IT HAS BEGUN is an hour-and-a-half exploration of UFO sightings in America, hosted by none other than TWILIGHT ZONE creator Rod Serling. Burgess Meredith serves as some-time narrator, and Jose Ferrer even shows up near the start too.

    The format of such feature-film documentaries is quite a straightforward one: there's talking head footage from various experts in the field, interspersed with grainy footage of real-life UFO sightings. The cases featured are noticeably American-centric here, although I did like the way that little-discussed sightings from the 19th century are explored. Plus, cattle mutilations get a look in, which is all for the creepy good.

    As ever, this documentary is heavily biased in favour of believers - there's nary a sceptic in sight - but nonetheless it provides a nice time capsule of UFO thought and belief during the 1970s.
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    • Release date
      • 1979 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Production company
      • Sandler Institutional Films
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 37 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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