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Earth vs The Flying Saucers Details

1956 Certificate U
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Space scientist Dr. Russell Marvin (Hugh Marlowe) and his wife Carol (Joan Taylor) are working on a secret missile project, but every time their rockets are launched, they are intercepted and destroyed by the more advanced technology of mysterious flying saucers hovering near the Earth. The alien race has completely surrounded .. Read more

Starring Hugh Marlowe, Joan Taylor, Donald Curtis, Morris Ankrum
Director Fred F. Sears
Genres Sci-Fi/Fantasy

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Earth vs The Flying Saucers

Space scientist Dr. Russell Marvin (Hugh Marlowe) and his wife Carol (Joan Taylor) are working on a secret missile project, but every time their rockets are launched, they are intercepted and destroyed by the more advanced technology of mysterious flying saucers hovering near the Earth. The alien race has completely surrounded the planet, giving the Earth sixty days to surrender. The enemy spacecraft appear indestructible, and Marvin sets out to find a weapon that can defeat them. The special effects of stop-motion animator Ray Harryhausen are legendary, most notably in the scene in which flying saucers attack the Capitol building in Washington, D.C.

Starring Hugh Marlowe, Joan Taylor, Donald Curtis, Morris Ankrum, Charles Evans, Larry Blake, Thomas Brown Henry, Harry Lauter, Grandon Rhodes
Director Fred F. Sears
Studio SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time DVD: 1 hr 19 mins
Blu-ray: 1 hr 22 mins
Certificate Certificate U
Genres Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Language DVD: English
Blu-ray: English
Dubbed French, German, Italian, Spanish
Subtitles DVD: Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish
Blu-ray: Portuguese Brazilian, Japanese, Hindi, French, Spanish Latin American, English, Arabic
Released DVD: 14 Oct 2002
Blu-ray: 13 Oct 2008
Production year: 1956
Format DVD

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  • 2 stars out of 5

    Commendable only for special-effects genius Ray Harryhausen's flying saucers trashing Washington DC's landmarks, this routine potboiler lifts most of its plot from HG Wells's The War of the Worlds, but does little else with its Mars Attacks! scenario. Hero scientist Hugh Marlowe, back in the nation's capital after surviving The Day the Earth Stood Still, slows down the plodding story even further by embarking on a sluggish romantic interlude with Joan Taylor. It just goes to show how little has changed in 30 years: modern blockbusters are all special effects and little story, too. For serial Harryhausen freaks only.

    • Radio Times
    • Posted 29 Jan 2006

  • Androids in flying saucers give the Earth sixty days in which to surrender. Scientist Hugh Marlowe sets about devising... read more on Time Out

    • Time Out
    • Posted 04 Nov 2008

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    Rated - 5 stars

    Absolute Classic!

    Superb film for its time, with outstanding special effects from Ray Harryhausen. The added bonus featurettes are superb too, especially the Harryhausen interview with Joe Dante.

      • Mark Killing from Droitwich Spa, UK
      • Posted 14 Dec 2003 20:58

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    Rated - 3 stars

    They Are Out There...

    Earth vs. the Flying Saucers, Today this would be classed as a B’Movie, but in its day it was what “Independence Day” was for us a few years back. A great film! Androids in flying saucers give the Earth sixty days in which to surrender. Scientist Hugh Marlowe sets about devising a sonic gun which will show 'em who's boss. Despite a mundane script, this works quite effectively by adopting a dry, documentary tone and splurging the budget on Ray Harryhausen's spectacular special effects. Check out the wholesale destruction of Washington, DC's most famous landmarks.

      • MidnightCaller from Lancashire
      • Posted 21 May 2005 13:42

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