The read
It runs a compact 1h 14m.
Synopsis
An American airbase in Canada provokes resentment from the nearby residents after fallout from nuclear experiments at the base are blamed for a recent spate of disappearances. A captain from the airbase is assigned to investigate, and begins to suspect that an elderly British scientist who lives near the base and conducts research in the field of mind over matter knows more than he is letting on..
Ratings
IMDb6.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes69%
92 audience votes
Key crew
- Herbert J. LederScreenplay
- Arthur CrabtreeDirector
- Buxton OrrOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Marshall ThompsonMajor Jeff Cummings
- Kynaston ReevesProf. R. E. Walgate
- Kim ParkerBarbara Griselle
- Stanley MaxtedCol. Butler
- Terry KilburnCapt. Al Chester
- James DyrenforthMayor Hawkins
- Robert MacKenzieConst. Howard Gibbons
- Peter MaddenDr. Bradley
- Gil WinfieldDr. Warren
- Michael BalfourSgt. Kasper
- Launce MaraschalMelville
- Meadows WhiteBen Adams
Stills
Themes
small towncanadamonsterradiationcemeteryu.s. air forcetombevil brainnuclear powermysterious deathwoodlandsinvisible monster