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.
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956) is a action and science fiction film directed by Fred F. Sears, released on June 13, 1956 with a runtime of 1h 23m. It stars Hugh Marlowe, Joan Taylor, Donald Curtis and Morris Ankrum. Viewers rate it 6.1 out of 10 across 188 ratings.
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Hugh Marlowe
as Dr. Russell A. Marvin
Joan Taylor
as Carol Marvin
Donald Curtis
as Maj. Huglin
Morris Ankrum
as Brig. Gen. John Hanley
Thomas Browne Henry
as Vice Adm. Enright
Grandon Rhodes
as Gen. Edmunds
John Zaremba
as Prof. Kanter
Paul Frees
as Alien (voice)
Frank Wilcox
as Alfred Cassidy
Sydney Mason
as Frank the garage man
Larry J. Blake
as Motorcycle cop
Bert Stevens
as Air Intelligence Command Officer
Directed by Fred F. Sears, written by Donald E. Keyhoe, Curt Siodmak and George Worthing Yates, produced by Charles H. Schneer.
Average viewer score of 6.1/10 from 188 ratings.
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…
Reviewed on September 6, 2014
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…
Reviewed on June 14, 2024
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Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956) is available to stream on Bloodstream, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956) includes Hugh Marlowe, Joan Taylor, Donald Curtis, Morris Ankrum and Thomas Browne Henry. The film was directed by Fred F. Sears. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers was released on June 13, 1956 and runs for 1h 23m.
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956) holds an average rating of 6.1 out of 10 from 188 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy action and science fiction films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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