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SF Film Festival: Invaders from Mars

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on BBC Two England

Starring Helena Carter, Arthur Franz, Jimmy Hunt

A group of Martians attempt to destroy America from their spaceship underground, with the aid of an army of invincible eight-foot robots. Made at the height of the flying saucer scare, this remarkable exercise in SF cinema was directed by William Cameron Menzies, noted designer of H.G. Wells's classic, Things to Come.

Films: page 9

Contributors

Screenplay:
Richard Blake
Producer:
Edward L. Alperson
Director:
William Cameron Menzies
Dr Pat Blake:
Helena Carter
Dr Stuart Kelston:
Arthur Franz
David MacLean:
Jimmy Hunt
George MacLean:
Leif Erickson
Mary MacLean:
Hillary Brooke
Colonel Fielding:
Morris Ankrum
Sgt Rinaldi:
Max Wagner
Kathy Wilson:
Janine Perreau
Source: Radio Times

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