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This Island Earth

2½ Years in the Making!

1955★ 6.0 · 2381h 25mScience FictionAdventureHorror

Overview

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

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Cast

Russell Johnson
as Steve Carlson

Douglas Spencer
as The Monitor of Metaluna

Richard Deacon
as Pilot (uncredited)

Jeff Morrow
as Exeter

Robert Nichols
as Joe Wilson

Robert B. Williams
as Webb (uncredited)

Rex Reason
as Dr. Cal Meacham

Lance Fuller
as Brack

Regis Parton
as Mutant (uncredited)

Coleman Francis
as Express Deliveryman (uncredited)

Faith Domergue
as Dr. Ruth Adams

Karl Ludwig Lindt
as Dr. Adolph Engelborg

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Release date: 1955-06-10

Budget: $800,000

Revenue: $1,700,000

Runtime: 1h 25m

Genres

Science FictionAdventureHorror

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