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Overview

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Director:
Fred F. Sears
Writers (WGA):
Donald E. Keyhoe (book)
Curt Siodmak (screen story)
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Release Date:
July 1956 (USA) more
Genre:
Fantasy | Horror | Sci-Fi more
Tagline:
Before You Scoff at Flying Saucers - See the Greatest SHOCK Film of All Time ! more
Plot:
Extra-terrestrials flying in high tech flying saucers contact scientist Dr. Russell Marvin as part of a plan to enslave the inhabitants of Planet Earth. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Watch This: Tim Burton Interviews Ray Harryhausen
 (From Cinematical. 20 September 2009, 7:03 PM, PDT)

Fantasy Movie Producer Schneer Dead At 88
 (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 26 January 2009, 1:32 AM, PST)

User Comments:
Quintessential Fifties Sci-Fi more (85 total)

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)
Hugh Marlowe ... Dr. Russell A. Marvin
Joan Taylor ... Carol Marvin
Donald Curtis ... Maj. Huglin, Liason Officer
Morris Ankrum ... Brig. Gen. John Hanley
John Zaremba ... Prof. Kanter
Thomas Browne Henry ... Vice Adm. Enright (as Tom Browne Henry)
Grandon Rhodes ... Gen. Edmunds
Larry J. Blake ... Motorcycle cop (as Larry Blake)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Fred Aldrich ... Airplane Passenger / Officer in Sighting Montage / Man in Saucer Attack (uncredited)
Holly Bane ... Bit Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Nicky Blair ... Military Officer at Experiment (uncredited)
Charles Evans ... Dr. Alberts (uncredited)
Paul Frees ... Alien (voice) (uncredited)
Duke Green ... Bit Role (uncredited)
Clark Howat ... Sgt. Nash (uncredited)
Harry Lauter ... Cutting, Generator technician (uncredited)
Don Marlowe ... Bit Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Forbes Murray ... Military Officer at Experiment (uncredited)

Alan Reynolds ... Maj. Kimberly (uncredited)
Bert Stevens ... Officer in UFO Sighting Montage (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey ... Officer / Civilian at Military Conference (uncredited)
Dale Van Sickel ... Crushed Beneath Wall (uncredited)
Frank Wilcox ... Alfred Cassidy (uncredited)
Beal Wong ... Radio Listener in China (uncredited)
William Woodson ... Off-Screen Narrator (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
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Directed by
Fred F. Sears 
 
Writing credits
(WGA)
Donald E. Keyhoe (book "Flying Saucers from Outer Space") (as Major Donald E. Keyhoe)

Curt Siodmak (screen story)

George Worthing Yates (screenplay) &
Bernard Gordon (screenplay) originally as Raymond T. Marcus

Produced by
Sam Katzman .... executive producer
Charles H. Schneer .... producer
 
Original Music by
Mischa Bakaleinikoff (uncredited)
 
Cinematography by
Fred Jackman Jr. 
 
Film Editing by
Danny B. Landres  (as Danny D. Landres)
 
Art Direction by
Paul Palmentola 
 
Set Decoration by
Sidney Clifford 
 
Production Management
Leon Chooluck .... unit manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Gene Anderson Jr. .... assistant director (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
J.S. Westmoreland .... sound (as Josh Westmoreland)
 
Special Effects by
Russ Kelley .... special effects
Ray Harryhausen .... special effects (uncredited)
 
Stunts
Dale Van Sickel .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Animation Department
Ray Harryhausen .... special photographic and animation effects
 
Music Department
Mischa Bakaleinikoff .... conductor
Daniele Amfitheatrof .... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco .... composer: stock music (uncredited)
George Duning .... composer: stock music (uncredited)
David Raksin .... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Miklós Rózsa .... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Hans J. Salter .... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Leith Stevens .... composer: stock music (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Jack Erickson .... production coordinator
 
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Invasion of the Flying Saucers
Anfall från rymden (Sweden) [sv]
Epidromi iptamenon diskon (Greece) [el]
Fliegende Untertassen greifen an (West Germany) [de]
La terra contra els plats voladors (Spain: Catalan title) [ca]
La terra contro i dischi volanti (Italy) [it]
La tierra contra los platillos voladores (Spain) [es]
Lentävien lautasten hyökkäys (Finland) [fi]
Les soucoupes volantes attaquent (France) [fr]
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Runtime:
83 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Canada:PG (Ontario) | West Germany:12 (nf) | USA:Approved (Certificate #17854) | Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | UK:U | USA:Unrated

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
One of the scenes of a saucer attacking jets is actually based on footage of an air show crash. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: In his taped report, Dr. Marvin states that the satellites will be placed in orbit by multi-stage rockets, however, the rockets in the launch scenes are single-stage Viking and V2 rockets. more
Quotes:
Alien: We operate in a very different time reference. You might say all this is happening between the ticks of your watch or the beats of your heart. more
Movie Connections:
Features The War of the Worlds (1953) more

FAQ

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28 out of 33 people found the following comment useful.
Quintessential Fifties Sci-Fi, 28 October 2002
10/10
Author: popgun9 from San Diego, California

There are no dull frames in this remarkable saucer invasion film set directly in the center of the fifties. Harryhausen met the challenge of animating flying machines. Sure enough, they whiz, spin, even wobble when need be. Saucers even have a protruding ray-gun device. The action begins during the credits and never lets up. Admittedly, it's fifties. But it was impressive enough to heavily influence Tim Burton's Mars Attacks. You can't miss the references. Film is packed with clever and creative touches such as the tape recording including aliens speaking at a speed natural for them, but not for us on Earth. If you are not terribly put off by 50's, black and white, and (god forbid) stop motion, you can't go wrong with this quintessential sci-fi extravaganza.

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