This Island Earth poster

This Island Earth( 1955)

TV-MAScience FictionAdventureHorror
60%
User
Score

2½ Years in the Making!

Overview

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

    Top Billed Cast

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      Rex Reason

      Dr. Cal Meacham

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      Faith Domergue

      Dr. Ruth Adams

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      Jeff Morrow

      Exeter

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      Lance Fuller

      Brack

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      Robert Nichols

      Joe Wilson

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      Russell Johnson

      Steve Carlson

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      Douglas Spencer

      The Monitor of Metaluna

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      Richard Deacon

      Spacecraft Pilot

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      Regis Parton

      Mutant

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      Karl Ludwig Lindt

      Dr. Adolph Engelborg

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      Robert B. Williams

      Webb

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      Coleman Francis

      Express Deliveryman

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    Review 2Discussion

    A review by John Chard

    7
    Written by John Chard on Mon Sep 09 2019
    Captures the fear of the atomic age perfectly. Carl Meacham is an atomic scientist, who after passing a cunning test, gets invited to work at a top secret lab out in Georgia by the rather odd looking man known as Exeter. The project is apparently in the cause of finding world peace, and once arriving at his destination, Carl finds other notable scientists are also there, including the radiant Ruth Adams. As things progress things don't quite add up, and this leads to a realisation that the future of Earth could very well be in the balance. "This Island Earth" not only divides the casual f...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    800000.00

    Revenue

    1700000.00

    Keywords

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