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A Balasaur Score of 69 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 5.7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 100%. Critics rate it 43 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 70% of the 76 1950s science fiction movies in this catalog. It runs a compact 1h 10m. Streaming on Prime and Tubi.
Synopsis
While watching for a planet that may collide with earth, scientists stationed in Scotland are approached by a visitor from outer space.
Ratings
IMDb5.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 43 points higher than audiences do.
85 audience votes
Key crew
- Aubrey WisbergWriter
- Charles KoffOriginal Music Composer
- Edgar G. UlmerDirector
- Jack PollexfenWriter
Cast
- Robert ClarkeJohn Lawrence
- Margaret FieldEnid Elliot
- Raymond BondProf. Elliot
- William SchallertDr. Mears
- Roy EngelTommy the Constable
- David OrmontInspector Porter
- Gilbert FallmanDr. Robert Blane
- Pat GoldinThe Man from Planet X
- Tom DalyDonal, a searcher
- June JefferyWife of Missing Man
Stills
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Themes
mind controlscotlandtelepathyalienblack and whitescientistalien invasionmoor (terrain)alien spaceshipspaceship