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A Balasaur Score of 44 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 5.3/10, Rotten Tomatoes 20%. Audiences rate it 33 points higher than critics do. Most of the 112 1960s science fiction movies in this catalog score higher. It runs a compact 1h 21m. Streaming on Prime and Tubi.
Synopsis
A spaceship is sent to Mars after an alien distress signal is picked up. They find one survivor, but when a crew member is found drained of blood it's evident they have rescued a bloodsucking monster. (Uses footage from Encounter in Space (1963).)
Ratings
IMDb5.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes20%
Audiences rate it 33 points higher than critics do.
50 audience votes
Key crew
- Curtis HarringtonDirector
- Curtis HarringtonWriter
Cast
- Florence MarlyAlien Queen
- Basil RathboneDr. Farraday
- John SaxonAllan Brenner
- Judi MeredithLaura James
- Dennis HopperPaul Grant
- Robert BoonAnders Brockman
- Don EitnerTony Barrata
- Virgil FryeControl Panel
- Forrest J. AckermanFarraday's Aide
- Gary CrutcherSpaceship Crew Member
