Earth vs. the Flying Saucers | |
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Directed by | Fred F. Sears |
Written by | Curt Siodmak George Worthing Yates Bernard Gordon as Raymond T. Marcus |
Based on | Flying Saucers from Outer Space 1953 book by Donald Keyhoe |
Produced by | Charles H. Schneer Sam Katzman (executive) |
Starring | Hugh Marlowe Joan Taylor |
Cinematography | Fred Jackman. Jr. |
Edited by | Danny B. Landres |
Music by | Mischa Bakaleinikoff (uncredited) |
Color process | Black and white |
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Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $1,250,000 (US rentals)[2] |
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (a.k.a. Invasion of the Flying Saucers and Flying Saucers from Outer Space)[3] is a 1956 American science fiction film from Columbia Pictures. It was produced by Charles H. Schneer, directed by Fred F. Sears, and stars Hugh Marlowe and Joan Taylor. The stop-motion animation special effects were created by Ray Harryhausen. The storyline was suggested by the bestselling 1953 non-fiction book Flying Saucers from Outer Space by Maj. Donald Keyhoe.[4] The film was released as a double feature with The Werewolf.[5]
... in a little over five minutes last night at the opening of this Columbia film...