Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
1956 · Movie · NR · 83 min · ★ 6.1 · 68% critics
As rockets mysteriously fail and UFO reports surge, Earth faces a bold threat from alien survivors who arrive in seemingly unstoppable flying saucers. With powerful ray weapons and a demand for surrender, a small group races to understand the visitors and find a way to defend the planet before the attacks escalate.
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Details
- Years
- 1956
- Release date
- 1956-06-13
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 83 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 68/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.1/10 (184 votes)
About
If you enjoy classic 1950s alien-invasion thrills with standout retro effects and a steady march toward big-city destruction, this should hit the spot; Not for you if you need subtle drama, deep characters, or airtight logic like This Island Earth.
Pros: memorable flying saucers; brisk, pulpy action; creepy alien threat | Cons: thin character work; uneven acting; plot holes abound
Themes
- washington dc, usa
- flying saucer
- us army
- stop motion
- alien invasion
- scientist hero
- global threat
- colorized
- space program
- ray harryhausen
- property destruction
- land-air battle
- +4 more
Cast & crew
Hugh Marlowe
as Dr. Russell A. Marvin
Joan Taylor
as Carol Marvin
Donald Curtis
as Maj. Huglin
Morris Ankrum
as Brig. Gen. John Hanley
Thomas Browne Henry
as Vice Adm. Enright
Grandon Rhodes
as Gen. Edmunds
John Zaremba
as Prof. Kanter
Paul Frees
as Alien (voice)
Frank Wilcox
as Alfred Cassidy
- SM
Sydney Mason
as Frank the garage man
Directed by Fred F. Sears