Earth VS The Flying Saucers
Science Fiction
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment  (1956) 83 mins Approved

6.2 (1,856 votes)
Aliens are everywhere, and they're attacking planet Earth in one of Ray Harryhausen's most amazing stop motion sci fi classics. Dr. Russell Marvin (Hugh Marlowe) works for Operation Skyhook, a government task force sending rockets into space to probe for future space flights. But when the rockets begin mysteriously disappearing, Dr. Marvin investigates along with his wife Carol (Joan Taylor), only to find the rockets are being intercepted by an army of space aliens who give humanity an ultimatum: Loyalty or death! As the aliens begin attacking cities and landmarks across the Earth - including an unforgettable assault on Washington, D.C - its up to Dr.Marvin and his wife to figure out how to stop these diabolical creatures before its too late....

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Cast and Crew
Hugh Marlowe  ......  Dr. Russell A. Marvin
Joan Taylor  ......  Carol Marvin
Donald Curtis  ......  Maj. Huglin, Liason Officer
Morris Ankrum  ......  Brig. Gen. John Hanley
John Zaremba  ......  Prof. Kanter
Thomas Browne Henry  ......  Vice Adm. Enright (as Tom Browne Henry)
Director  .....  Fred F. Sears
Producer  .....  Charles H. Schneer
Writer  .....  Donald E. Keyhoe; Curt Siodmak; George Worthing Yates; Raymond T. Marcus
Notes
Goofs:
Continuity: In the first scene after the introduction, in full daylight, Russell remarks to Carol that they have been "married two hours." In the next scene, later the same day, she tells her father that they got married "last night." (more)

Trivia:
Columbia's publicity department created publicity stills using the cut-and-paste technique. The resulting stills of the flying saucers were vastly inferior to the special effects in the film itself. In fact, one of the more infamous stills shows Hugh Marlowe and Joan Taylor standing on top of the water in the middle of the Potomac River. (more)

Filming Locations:
Hyperion Water Treatment Facility - 12000 Vista Del Mar, Playa del Rey, Los Angeles, California, USA (more)

Quotes:
Brig. Gen. John Hanley: As you were, Sergeant.
Sgt. Nash: Unidentified Flying Object reported flying due West, sir. Probably a buzzard.
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Awards:
1 win (more)