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Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956)

83 min · Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, monster film, science fiction film, speculative fiction film

Popularity4.5/5
12-month trend10k2.1kExpand

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10k02025-09: 2,196 views2025-10: 3,165 views2025-11: 2,631 views2025-12: 2,141 views2026-01: 10,224 views2026-02: 2,223 views2026-03: 3,619 views2026-04: 2,448 views2026-05: 2,797 views2026-06: 2,729 views2026-07: 3,980 views2026-08: 3,429 views
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Directors

Fred F. Sears

Cast

Hugh Marlowe, Joan Taylor, Donald Curtis, Morris Ankrum, John Zaremba, Thomas Browne Henry, Grandon Rhodes, Larry J. Blake

The story

Scientist Dr. Russell Marvin and his new bride Carol are driving to work when a flying saucer appears overhead. With no proof of the encounter other than a tape recording of the ship's sound, Dr.

Catalogue themes and tags

Alien Life-Form, Autoexplosion, Cannon, Civilisation, Daughter, Evacuation, Exploration, Fall, Fall From Grace, Field of Force, Flying Saucer, Flying Saucers, General, Hero, Hochzeit, Honeymoon, Just Married, Killing, Loss of Father, Major, Marsmenschen, NASA, Raumschiffabsturz, Rescue Attempt in Space, Rocket, Satellit, Shield, Space Mission, Spaceman, Starship, Sterben, Sun, US Air Force, Waffen, Washington, Weltuntergang, Stop motion, Alien Film, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Doomsday film

Genres

Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, monster film, science fiction film, speculative fiction film
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