The read
Critics rate it 12 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 22m.
Synopsis
When the first manned flight to Venus returns to Earth, the rocket crash-lands in the Mediterranean near a small Italian fishing village. The locals manage to save Colonel Robert Calder, the mission commander. A young boy also recovers what turns out to be a specimen of an alien creature. Growing at a fantastic rate, it manages to escape and eventually threatens the city of Rome.
Ratings
IMDb6.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes75%
Critics rate it 12 points higher than audiences do.
174 audience votes
Key crew
- Nathan JuranDirector
- Robert Creighton WilliamsScreenplay
- Mischa BakaleinikoffOriginal Music Composer
- Christopher KnopfScreenplay
Cast
- William HopperColonel Robert Calder
- Joan TaylorMarisa Leonardo
- Frank PugliaDr. Leonardo
- John ZarembaDr. Judson
- Thomas Browne HenryMaj. Gen. A.D. McIntosh
- Tito VuoloCommissario Unte
- Jan ArvanSignore Contino - Government Official
- Arthur SpaceDr. Sharman
- Bart BravermanPepe
- Don OrlandoFisherman Mondello (uncredited)
- George KhouryFisherman Verrico (uncredited)
- Darlene FieldsReporter Reynolds (uncredited)
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Themes
elephantrome, italycolosseumitalysicily, italymilitary officerspace travelstop motionblack and whitemilitaryvenus the planetscientific expedition