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The terrifying truth about flying saucers!
Test space rockets exploding at liftoff and increased reporting of UFO sightings culminate in a direct attempt by alien survivors of a dead, extra-galactic civilization to invade Earth from impervious flying saucers, using ray-weapons of mass destruction.
CinemaSerf
Jun 14, 2024 · via TMDB
This is another enjoyable little 1950s sci-fi movie with scientist Hugh Marlowe ("Dr.Marvin") and Joan Taylor, his wife "Carol", having to use all their wits guile to save the planet from an alien race who want to invade the Earth and enslave us all. Despite their vastly superior technology our resourceful team work frantically to come up with a very effectively portable, if almost as destructive, solution. The visual effects are quite remarkable for the time, with some input from Ray Harryhausen, and the action is well shot and paced. The end is never in doubt (we are all still here!) but it's a fun ride for eighty minutes of ray guns and competent acting.
John Chard
Sep 6, 2014 · via TMDB
Restrained but still an effective piece of sci-fi pie. Reports of flying saucers start coming in thick and fast until sure enough alien invaders begin to attack the Earth. Focal point of their attack is the U.S. Space Programe, can hero in waiting Russel Marvin conjure up a defence weapon to save the day? Obviously a template for many an alien invader film since its release, Earth Vs The Flying Saucers never quite reaches the heights that perhaps it should have. Bogged down by maudlin scripting and restricted by its budget, it often hints at what a great picture it could have been. The lead cast are poor and this hurts the film even more, Hugh Marlowe as Russell Marvin bores us with the scientific speak when really he should be fascinating us, whilst scream queen duties fall to poor Joan Greenwood who forgets that she is actually supposed to emit some sort of terror when the alien hordes attack! However, on the plus side the aliens themselves are certainly creepy enough to grab your notice, Ray Harryhausen's flying saucers animation is of course top dollar for its time, whilst the final battle across Washington DC is classic gold, an all buzzing assault with splurges of death rays at every turn. An important film in the pantheon of the genre for sure, but it's just a tad too restrained for its own good. 6/10
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Hugh Marlowe
Dr. Russell A. Marvin
Joan Taylor
Carol Marvin
Donald Curtis
Maj. Huglin
Morris Ankrum
Brig. Gen. John Hanley
Thomas Browne Henry
Vice Adm. Enright
Grandon Rhodes
Gen. Edmunds
John Zaremba
Prof. Kanter
Paul Frees
Alien (voice)
Frank Wilcox
Alfred Cassidy
Larry J. Blake
Motorcycle cop
Forbes Murray
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Arthur Tovey
Officer/Civilian at Military Conference
Charles Evans
Dr. Alberts (uncredited)
Paul Frees
Alien (voice) (uncredited)
Clark Howat
Sgt. Nash (uncredited)
Harry Lauter
Cutting - Generator Technician (uncredited)
Sol Murgi
Plane Passenger (uncredited)
Forbes Murray
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Mike Ragan
Tank Commander (uncredited)
Dale Van Sickel
Man Crushed Beneath Wall (uncredited)
Frank Wilcox
Alfred Cassidy (uncredited)
William Woodson
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Fred F. Sears
Director
Sam Katzman
Executive Producer
Charles H. Schneer
Producer
Ray Harryhausen
Visual Effects
George Worthing Yates
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Curt Siodmak
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