20 Million Miles to Earth poster

20 Million Miles to Earth( 1957)

TV-MAScience FictionHorror
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Space nightmares!

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      William Hopper

      Colonel Robert Calder

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      Joan Taylor

      Marisa Leonardo

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      Frank Puglia

      Dr. Leonardo

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      John Zaremba

      Dr. Judson

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      Thomas Browne Henry

      Maj. Gen. A.D. McIntosh

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      Tito Vuolo

      Commissario Unte

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      Jan Arvan

      Signore Contino - Government Official

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      Arthur Space

      Dr. Sharman

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      Bart Braverman

      Pepe

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      Don Orlando

      Fisherman Mondello (uncredited)

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      George Khoury

      Fisherman Verrico (uncredited)

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      Darlene Fields

      Reporter Reynolds (uncredited)

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      George Pelling

      Reporter Maples (uncredited)

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      James Dime

      Felix Roi, a French reporter (uncredited)

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      Sid Cassel

      Farmer (uncredited)

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      Ray Harryhausen

      Man Feeding Elephant (uncredited)

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      Noel Drayton

      1st Reuters News Correspondent (uncredited)

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      Rollin Moriyama

      Dr. Koruku - Japanese Scientist

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    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Sat Feb 29 2020
    Why is it always, always so costly for Man to move from the present to the future? 20 Million Miles to Earth is written by Bob Williams and Christopher Knopf from an original treatment by Charlott Knight. The film was produced by Charles H. Schneer's Morningside Productions for Columbia Pictures and directed by Nathan H. Juran. It stars William Hopper, Joan Taylor, Frank Puglia and a Ymir, a creation by stop-motion maestro Ray Harryhausen. The plot sees an American rocket ship on its return from a mission to Venus, crash land in the Mediterranean Sea near the Sicilian village of Gerra. So...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • elephant
    • rome, italy
    • colosseum
    • italy
    • sicily, italy
    • military officer
    • space travel
    • stop motion
    • black and white
    • military
    • venus the planet
    • scientific expedition
    • alien monster
    • space exploration
    • monster movie
    • extraterrestrial animal
    • spaceship crash
    • woman medical student
    • lone survivor