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1955 film by Jack Arnold, Joseph M. Newman

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Film · TMDB

6.0

Aliens have landed and are hiding on Earth, but need Earth’s scientists to help them fight an inter-planetary war.

Released: 1955-06-1085 minDir: Joseph M. NewmanScience Fiction, Adventure, HorrorBudget: $800,000Box office: $1.7M

Cast

  • Rex Reason as Dr. Cal Meacham
  • Faith Domergue as Dr. Ruth Adams
  • Jeff Morrow as Exeter
  • Lance Fuller as Brack
  • Robert Nichols as Joe Wilson
  • Russell Johnson as Steve Carlson

Themes

  • spacecraft
  • flying saucer
  • extraterrestrial technology
  • mutant
  • nobel prize
  • space travel
  • georgia
  • resettlement
  • alien
  • nuclear scientist

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Ratings

IMDb

5.9/10

11,446 votes

Year
1955
Runtime
86 min
Genres
Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Main subject
flying saucer
Director
Jack Arnold
Screenwriter
Raymond F. Jones
Cast member
Robert Williams
Production company
Universal Pictures
Cinematographer
Clifford Stine
Duration
87
FilmAffinity ID
121101
Distribution format
video on demand
Image
ThisIslandEarth.jpg
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publication date
1955-06-27
title
This Island Earth
Commons category
This Island Earth
distributed by
Netflix
assessment
Bechdel test
set in environment
fictional planet
review score
75%
capital cost
800000
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