To Control Its Power Is To Rule The World
A flying saucer hidden in a Red Chinese peasant village is sought by teams from the United States and U.S.S.R. On finding it, they band together to explore the saucer and take a trip into space.
The Bamboo Saucer (1968) is a science fiction film directed by Frank Telford, released on October 23, 1968 with a runtime of 1h 43m. It stars Dan Duryea, John Ericson, Lois Nettleton and Bob Hastings. Viewers rate it 5.2 out of 10 across 19 ratings.
Dan Duryea
as Hank Peters
John Ericson
as Fred Norwood
Lois Nettleton
as Anna Karachev
Bob Hastings
as Jack Garson
Vincent Beck
as Zagorsky
Bernard Fox
as Ephram
Robert Dane
as Miller
Rico Cattani
as Dubovsky
James Hong
as Archibald
Bartlett Robinson
as Rhodes
Nick Katurich
as Gadyakoff
William Mims
as Vetry (as Bill Mims)
Directed by Frank Telford, written by John P. Fulton, Frank Telford and Alford Van Ronkel, produced by Jerry Fairbanks.
Average viewer score of 5.2/10 from 19 ratings.
Dan Duryea is "Peters", and American leading a team racing to beat their Soviet counterparts to a remote "Red" Chinese village where they think there might be a flying saucer that was involved in an incident with one of their fighters. Needless to say, the Chinese are after it too and a combination of circumstances mean that when they find the thing, the rivals must team up in order to avoid capture and to get it…
Reviewed on April 4, 2022
**_Americans, Soviets and Chinese discover a flying saucer_** The opening scenes are reminiscent of Major Nelson and Roger Healey at Cape Canaveral on I Dream of Jeannie, just without the goofiness. The rest of the movie is a meshing of two films that were released before this: “The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming” and “Five Million Years to Earth,” aka “Quatermass and the Pit.” It includes the teaming…
Reviewed on April 1, 2026
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The main cast of The Bamboo Saucer (1968) includes Dan Duryea, John Ericson, Lois Nettleton, Bob Hastings and Vincent Beck. The film was directed by Frank Telford. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
The Bamboo Saucer was released on October 23, 1968 and runs for 1h 43m.
The Bamboo Saucer (1968) holds an average rating of 5.2 out of 10 from 19 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy science fiction films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
