Earth vs. the Flying Saucers

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Earth vs. the Flying Saucers is a 1956 American science fiction film known for its iconic stop-motion alien spacecraft effects and classic Cold War-era invasion storyline.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American film
film
science fiction film
basedOn Flying Saucers from Outer Space
basedOnAuthor Donald Keyhoe
blackAndWhite true
cinematographyBy Fred Jackman Jr.
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
countryOfRelease United States of America
surface form: United States
director Fred F. Sears
distributedBy Columbia Pictures
distributorRegion theatrical
editedBy Danny B. Landres
era Cold War
features alien invaders
flying saucers
military response to extraterrestrials
filmingTechnique live action
genre Cold War science fiction
alien invasion film
science fiction
hasCultFollowing true
hasHomeVideoRelease true
influenced later alien invasion films
medium feature film
musicBy Mischa Bakaleinikoff
notableFor Cold War-era themes
depiction of alien invasion of Earth
stop-motion flying saucer effects
originalLanguage English
partOf 1950s American science fiction cinema
plotSummary Alien spacecraft arrive on Earth and attempt to conquer the planet, prompting a military and scientific response.
producer Charles H. Schneer
productionCompany Clover Productions
releaseDecade 1950s
runtimeMinutes 83
setting United States of America
surface form: United States
specialEffectsBy Ray Harryhausen
starring Donald Curtis
Hugh Marlowe
Joan Taylor
John Zaremba
Morris Ankrum
targetAudience general audience
visualEffectsTechnique stop-motion animation
yearOfRelease 1956

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Hugh Marlowe notableWork Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
played Lt. Col. Ben Gately in Twelve O'Clock High notableWork Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
subject surface form: Hugh Marlowe
played Lt. Col. Ben Gately in Twelve O'Clock High characterIn Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
subject surface form: Hugh Marlowe