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Status
Released
Release
1957
Runtime
1h 22m
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"Space nightmares!"
When the first manned flight to Venus returns to Earth, the rocket crash-lands in the Mediterranean near a small Italian fishing village. The locals manage to save one of the astronauts Colonel Calder, the mission commander. A young boy also recovers what turns out to be a specimen of an alien creature. Growing at a fantastic rate, it manages to escape and eventually threatens the city of Rome.
18 Cast Members
William Hopper
Colonel Robert Calder
Joan Taylor
Marisa Leonardo
Frank Puglia
Dr. Leonardo
John Zaremba
Dr. Judson
Thomas Browne Henry
Maj. Gen. A.D. McIntosh
Tito Vuolo
Commissario Unte
Jan Arvan
Signore Contino - Government Official
Arthur Space
Dr. Sharman
Bart Braverman
Pepe
Don Orlando
Fisherman Mondello (uncredited)
George Khoury
Fisherman Verrico (uncredited)
Darlene Fields
Reporter Reynolds (uncredited)
George Pelling
Reporter Maples (uncredited)
Jimmy Dime
Felix Roi, a French reporter (uncredited)
Sid Cassel
Farmer (uncredited)
Ray Harryhausen
Man Feeding Elephant (uncredited)
Noel Drayton
1st Reuters News Correspondent (uncredited)
Rollin Moriyama
Dr. Koruku - Japanese Scientist
