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cover of movie tie-in comic book for 'The Time Machine' [1960]             back on page 2:
selected science fiction films & TV
a few sci-fi classics
Silent Era sci-fi movies
other sci-fi movies, A thru F

back on page 3: other sci-fi movies, G thru M

here on page 4: other sci-fi movies, N thru S + T thru Z

on page 5: science fiction TV, A to Z


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top of pagebrief essay

books about science
fiction movies & TV

sci-fi movie & TV DVD collections
other mediaimage gallery
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“Science fiction contemplates the possibility of successfully defying fate.” — David Brin




other  science  fiction  movies

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"Nausicaä of The Valley of The Wind"
aka "Kaze no Tani no Naushika"
[Tokuma Shoten/Toei Japan March 1984, USA June 1985]
Nausicaä of The Valley of The Wind animated feature film directed by Hayao Miyazaki  A thousand years after biological warfare destroyed Earth's civilizations, Princess Nausicaä discovers that other city states exist across the toxic Sea of Decay, and all seem to be at war with each other. The movie is based on the first two volumes of Miyazaki's manga comics. Written & directed by Hayao Miyazaki; voices of Sumi Shimamoto, Mahito Tsujimura, Hisako Kyôda, Gorô Naya, Ichirô Nagai, Kôhei Miyauchi, Jôji Yanami & Minoru Yada; won Kinema Junpo Readers' Choice Award, Mainichi Film Concours Ofuji Noburo Award & the Animage Anime Grand Prix Award
Disney Home Ent. color DVD [2/2005] 2 disks for $16.99
40"x27" dark French "Nausicaä" poster art print from Amazon for $16.48
full credits at IMDbmovie entry at Wikipedia
watch official trailer [9/2014 upload; 2:08] online at YouTube

Nausicaä of The Valley of The Wind manga books by Hayao Miyazaki  "Nausicaä of The Valley of The Wind" manga books [1982-94]
Story & art by Hayao Miyazaki

Miyazaki drew the manga comic books to establish commercial popularity and
thus enable financing of the movie; manga series entry at Wikipedia
Volume 1 (2/1982): VIZ Media 10x7 pb [2/2004] for $9.95
Volume 2: VIZ Media 10x7 pb [3/2004] for $9.95
Volume 3: VIZ Media 10x7 pb [5/2004] for $9.95
Volume 4: VIZ Media 10x7 pb [6/2004] for $9.95
Volume 5: VIZ Media 10x7 pb [7/2004] for $9.95
Volume 6: VIZ Media 10x7 pb [8/2004] for $9.95
Volume 7 (3/1994): VIZ Media 10x7 pb [9/2004] for $9.95
The Art of Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind book by Hayao Miyazaki  
"Nausicaä of The Valley of The Wind: Watercolor Impressions" [2001 & 2007]
by Hayao Miyazaki {original title "The Art of Nausicaä"}

VIZ Media 12x9¼ hardcover [11/2007] for $26.59
Nausicaä soundtrack CD  "Nausicaä of The Valley of Wind" soundtrack CD [2004]
Studio Ghibli Records import soundtrack CD [9/2004] for $39.99
Team Ghiblink fansite's "Nausicaä" movie page

GOLD STAR: listed on Business Insider's The 35 Books Everyone Should Read At Least Once In Their Lifetime, 9/2013   "1 9 8 4 (Nineteen Eighty-Four)" by George Orwell [1903-50]

"Oblivion" [video Dec 1994]

"Passengers" [Sony Pictures Dec 2016?]
Announced 9/2016: Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt are two passengers onboard a spaceship transporting them to a new life on another planet
latest info at IMDbwatch 9/2016 official trailer [2:42] at YouTube

"Paul" [Relativity Media/Universal Pictures March 2011]
Blu-ray cover for 'Paul' alien comedy  Filmed in California, New Mexico & Wyoming; two British comic-book geeks traveling across the U.S. in an R.V. encounter a bug-eyed alien who just escaped from Area 51 • Directed by Greg Mottola; written by & starring Simon Pegg & Nick Frost; starring Seth Rogen (voice of Paul), Kristen Wiig, Jason Bateman, Sigourney Weaver, Bill Hader
Universal Studios Home Ent. widescreen color Blu-ray/digital/Ultraviolet combo [6/2013] for $7.99
Universal Studios Home Ent. widescreen color DVD [8/2011] for $5.00
full credits at IMDbauthor/book entry at Wikipedia

"Perfect Woman" comedy TV show [1981]
 1981 'Perfect Woman' comedy TV show  Based on watching Earthian television transmissions, a king on a distant planet decides to marry a 'perfect woman' on Earth. • Co-produced, co-written & co-directed by Robert Emenegger & Allan Sandler; music by Robert Emenegger; starring Fred Willard, Joanne Nail, Peter Kastner, Barry Gordon, Cameron Mitchell, Marie Windsor, Rudy Vallee, Ronnie Schell, Paul Keith, Barbara Minkus, Donna Ponterotto, Angela Aames, Wayne Heffley, L. Michael Drummond
V.C.I. Home Video widescreen color DVD [1/2012] for $19.99
full credits at IMDb

"The Phantom Empire" 12-chapter movie serial [Mascot Pictures Feb 1935]
'The Phantom Empire' 1935 12-chapter movie serial starring Gene Autry  Combination sci-fi Western musical movie serial! Autry's first starring role; filmed at Mack Sennett Studios, Bronson Canyon, and Griffith Observa-tory in Hollywood, and at Agoura Ranch, Chatsworth Park, and Iverson Ranch in the San Fernando Valley. Radio singer Gene and two teen sidekicks are kidnapped by Thunder Riders of the underground civilization Murania, in the midst of an attack by above-ground scientists and a revolution against the evil queen • Chapter Titles: 1. The Singing Cowboy; 2. The Thunder Riders; 3. The Lightning Chamber; 4. Phantom Broadcast; 5. Beneath The Earth; 6. Disaster From The Skies; 7. From Death To Life; 8. Jaws of Jeopardy; 9. Prisoners of The Ray; 10. The Rebellion; 11. A Queen In Chains; 12. The End of Murania • Directed by Otto Brower & B. Reeves Eason; written by Hy Freedman, Gerald Geraghty, Maurice Geraghty & Wallace MacDonald; starring Gene Autry, Frankie Darro, Betsy King Ross, Dorothy Christy, Wheeler Oakman, Charles K. French, Warner Richmond, J. Frank Glendon, Lester 'Smiley' Burnett, Peter Potter/William Moore, Edward Peil Sr., Jack Carlyle, Ray Corrigan, and the Radio Ranch Band
241-minute Shout! Factory/Timeless Media DVD [6/2011] 3 disks for $18.20
240-minute V.C.I. Ent. b&w DVD [2/2008] 1 disk for $8.77
129-minute Digiview b&w DVD [4/2004] for $9.98
full credits at IMDbmovie entry at Wikipedia
watch 5/2009 official trailer [2:10] online at YouTube
watch 12 chapters from playlist [9/2013 upload] online at YouTube

"Purple People Eater" family comedy feature [M.P.C.A./Concorde Dec 1988]
Purple People Eater 1988 comedy feature  Based on the 1958 hit novelty song by Sheb Wooley; location filming in Fullerton, California; when a kid plays an old record of 'Purple People Eater', an actual purple space alien appears, and together they help save the home of an elderly couple from a greedy landlord • Written & directed by Linda Shayne; starring Neil Patrick Harris, Ned Beatty, Shelley Winters, Thora Birch, Peggy Lipton, Chubby Checker, Little Richard, James Houghton, John Brumfield, Molly Cheek, Kimberly McCullough, Sheb Wooley, Shonda Whipple, Lindsay Price, Laura Bruneau, Frances Buchsbaum, Nikki Cox, Dustin Diamond, cameo by Linda Shayne
DVD/Blu-ray not available • Media Home Ent. color VHS [4/89] out of prodn/used
full credits at IMDbmovie entry at Wikipedia
watch official trailer [6/2009 upload; 1:11] online at YouTube
watch full movie [10/2013 upload; 1:30:14] online at YouTube

"Radar Men From The Moon" 12-chapter serial [Republic Pictures Jan 1952]
Radar Men From The Moon 1952 12-chapter serial starring George Wallace {as Commando Cody}  NOTE: NOT filmed in 3-D! Commando Cody, 'Sky Marshal of The Universe', learns that America's defenses are being destroyed by an 'atomic gun' used by Earthian thugs in the pay of Retik, Ruler of The Moon, who seeks to invade and rule the Earth. Chapter Titles: 1. Moon Rocket, 2. Molten Terror, 3. Bridge of Death, 4. Flight To Destruction, 5. Murder Car, 6. Hills of Death, 7. Camouflaged Destruction, 8. The Enemy Planet, 9. Battle In The Stratosphere, 10. Mass Execution, 11. Planned Pursuit, and 12. Death of The Moon Man • Directed by Fred C. Brannon; written by Ronald Davidson; starring George Wallace {as Commando Cody}, Aline Towne, Roy Barcroft, William Bakewell, Peter Brocco & Clayton Moore
Complete Serial, Remastered: A2Zcds, Inc. b&w DVD [10/2007] 3 disks for $24.95
Complete Serial: Reel Classic Films b&w DVD [10/2007] for $14.95
Complete Serial + 2 cartoons: CATCOM Home Video b&w DVD [8/2008] for $4.49
Volumes 1 & 2: Alpha Home Ent. b&w DVD [11/2007] 2 disks for $14.49
serial credits at IMDbserial entry at Wikipedia

"Red Planet Mars" feature film [1952]
Red Planet Mars 1952 feature film  An American scientist contacts the planet Mars by radio and receives information that Mars is a utopia and that Earth's people can be saved if they return to the worship of God. Revolution sweeps the Earth, including the Soviet Union. But there remains doubt about the messages being genuine, as an ex-Nazi claims he was duping the Americans. • Directed by Harry Horner; written by John L. Balderston & {co-producer} Anthony Veiller, based on the 1932 stageplay by Balderston & John Hoare; starring Peter Graves, Andrea King, Herbert Berghof, Walter Sande, Marvin Miller, Willis Bouchey, Morris Ankrum, Orley Lindgren, Bayard Veiller, Ben Astar, Vince Barnett, Robert Carson, James Conaty, Wade Crosby, Claude Dunkin, Charles Evans, Franklyn Farnum, Sam Flint, Sam Harris, Ed Hinton, Tom Keene, Bill Kennedy, Colin Kenny, Henry Kulky, Grace Leonard, Dayton Lummis, George Magrill, Lewis Martin, Frank Mills, Leo Mostovoy, House Peters Jr., Joe Ploski, Gene Roth, Bert Stevens, Robert Stevenson, Brick Sullivan, John Topa
Cheezy Flicks Ent. b&w DVD [12/2006] for $7.19
full credits at IMDbmovie entry at Wikipedia
watch full movie [11/2013 upload; 1:27:18] online at YouTube

"The Reluctant Astronaut" feature film [] starring hilarious Don Knotts

"Riders To The Stars" feature film [United Artists Jan 1954]
Riders to the Stars 1954 movie  Filmed in color; a dozen men are tested by the government for suitability for a secret project; after the test, four candidates remain; once the project's purpose is revealed, one candidate quits and the other three begin training to visit outer space in a rocket ship, to gather meteorites to discover how they are insulated from solar rays. • Co-produced & story by Ivan Tors; directed by & starring Richard Carlson; co-produced & co-directed by Herbert L. Strock; screenplay by Curt Siodmak; also starring William Lundigan, Herbert Marshall, Martha Hyer, Dawn Addams, Robert Karnes, Lawrence Dobkin, George Eldredge, Dan Riss, Michael Fox, King Donovan, Kem Dibbs, James Best
VHS/DVD/Blu-ray not available • credits at IMDbmovie entry at Wikipedia
watch full movie [7/2016 upload; 1:17:14] online at YouTube
the novelization by Robert Smith is based on the screenplay by Curt Siodmak
Kindle Edition from Pickle Partners Publng [11/2016] for $2.28 {sic}
Ballantine #58 mass pb [1953] out of print/used

"Santa Claus Conquers The Martians" [Embassy Pictures Nov 1964]
Santa Claus Conquers the Martians  Often included on lists of worst films ever made; filmed in color, the Martians are green; the King of Mars decides he wants the children to stop watching so much Earthian television and be happier; so he kidnaps Santa Claus and two kids from Earth . . .
Co-produced & co-written by Paul L. Jacobson; directed by Nicholas Webster; co-written by Glenville Mareth; music by Milton Delugg; starring John Call {as Santa Claus}, Leonard Hicks, Vincent Beck, Bill McCutcheon, Victor Stiles, Donna Conforti, Chris Month, Pia Zadora {age 8}, Leila Martin, Charles Renn, James Cahill, Ned Wertimer, Doris Rich {as Mrs. Claus}, Gene Lindsey {as the polar bear}, Carl Don, Ivor Bodin, Al Nesor, Josip Elic, Jim Bishop, Lin Thurmond, Don Blair, Tony Ross, Scott Aronesty, Ron Rotholz, Glenn Schaffer {Torg the Robot is not mentioned in IMDb credits}
Kino Lorber Films restored color Blu-ray [12/2012] for $15.79
Kino Lorber Films Special Edition restored color Blu-ray [10/2013] out of prodn/used
Passport Video color DVD [8/00] for $7.97
Cobra Ent. color DVD [1/2011] for $8.37
Mutant Sorority Pictures digitally-remastered color DVD [12/2014] for $9.79
full credits at IMDbmovie entry at Wikipediawatch official trailer [11/2015 upload; 1:15] online at YouTube
watch full movie [5/2015 upload; 1:21:18] online at YouTube

Other merchandise/artifacts include a single-issue comic book, novelization (with DVD), and several stageplay versions.

"The Silent Star (Der Schweigende Stern)" feature film [East Germany/Poland 1960]
U.S.A title "First Spaceship On Venus" [Crown Intl. Pictures Oct 1962]
Silent Star 1960 / First Spaceship On Venus 1962 feature film  An artifact discovered in Mongolia is determined to be from the planet Venus, and the source of the Tunguska meteor hit of 1908 is revised to be a spaceship explosion; a Russian mission to Mars is diverted to Venus . . .; German version 93 minutes, USA version 79 minutes; author Lem was unhappy with the movies, possibly due to propaganda elements (which were removed from the American release) • Co-written & directed by Kurt Maetzig; co-written by James Fethke; adapted from the 1951 novel "The Astronauts" by Stanislaw Lem; starring Yôko Tani, Oldrich Lukes, Ignacy Machowski, Julius Ongewe, Michail N. Postni-kow, Kurt Rackelmann, Günther Simon, Hua-Ta Tang, Lucyna Winnicka
American Pop Classic 'FSOV' English (dubbed?) color DVD [2/2016] for $9.99
Desert Island Films 'FSOV' English (dubbed?) color DVD [2/2012] for $10.49
First Run Features 'TSS' subtitled color DVD [8/2005] out of prodn/used
full credits at IMDbmovie entry at Wikipedia
watch full 'FSOV' movie [1:18:31] online at Internet Archive

listed #33 on Timeout London's Best 100 Science Fiction Movies in 2015  "Silent Running" [March 1972] /tt0067756/
three very short worker robots named Huey and Dewey and Louie
http://www.amazon.com/Silent-Running-Bruce-Dern/dp/B000063UR1/

"The Making of Silent Running" (1972] /tt0196732/

GOLD STAR: listed on Business Insider's The 35 Books Everyone Should Read At Least Once In Their Lifetime, 9/2013  "Slaughterhouse Five" by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. [1922-2007]

"Space Mutiny" feature film [Action Intl. Pictures Aug 1988]
aka "Mutiny In Outer Space"
lobby card for 'Mutiny In Outer Space' aka 'Space Mutiny' [1988]  Filmed in South Africa; included on many lists of worst films of all time; the security detail on a space ship takes over with the intention of selling the crew into slavery . . . • Co-produced & co-directed by David Winters; co-directed by Neal Sundstrom; written by Maria Dante & Ian Yule; starring Reb Brown, John Phillip Law, James Ryan, Cameron Mitchell, Cisse Cameron, Graham Clarke, Billy Second, Rufus Swart, Arthur Hall, Norman Anstey, Rick Skidmore, Guy Pringle, Claudia Jacobs, Evan J. Klisser, Chip Mitchell, Gary D. Sweeney, Mark Grayton, Dennis Robbins, Kevin Kirby, Keith Carey, Colton Green, Chris Low, Neil Carrick, David Rogan, Madeleine Reynal, Naomi Goldberg
Echo Bridge Home Ent. color DVD [9/2007] out of prodn/used
full credits at IMDbmovie entry at Wikipedia

"Space Probe Taurus" sci-fi horror feature film [American Intl. Pictures 1965] /tt0059743/
Written & directed by Leonard Katzman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_R7LoJCR2E [1:20:47]

"Spark: A Space Tail" animated feature film [Open Road Films April 2017] /tt3228088/

listed #49 on Timeout London's Best 100 Science Fiction Movies in 2015  "Starship Troopers" feature film [1997]
Directed by Paul Verhoeven; based on the book by Robert A. Heinlein [1907-88]; starring Caspar Van Dien, Denise Richards, Michael Ironside
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starship_Troopers_(film)

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"Things To Come" [London Film Prodns/United Artists Feb 1936]
'Things To Come' 1936 dystopian science fiction film from H.G. Wells  
'Things To Come' 1936 dystopian science fiction film from H.G. Wells  
An aerial bombing raid on Everytown, in Southern England begins a war that lasts for more than twenty years; by 1966, the weakened enemy air force deploys a biological weapon that causes a pandemic that kills half the population of the planet and destroys the last vestiges of government. In 1970, a warlord called 'The Boss' rules Everytown; a sleek and very new aeroplane lands and emissaries from an antiwar colony in Iraq asks The Boss to join them, but he imprisons the visitors. A mechanic steals an aeroplane and flies to Iraq to warn the antiwar colony, who drop glass globes of sleeping gas on Everytown; the people wake up to find that The Boss is dead and the visitors are in charge. A montage sequence shows technological advances until 2036, when a space gun is ready to shoot a manned capsule to the Moon and a demagogue is rousing the people to stop it . . . • Produced by Alexander Korda; directed by William Cameron Menzies; screenplay by H.G. Wells, based on several of his earlier works; music by Arthur Bliss; settings designer Vincent Korda {brother of producer Alexander Korda}; assistant art director Frank Wells {younger son of H.G. Wells}; starring Raymond Massey {dual role}, Edward Chapman {dual role}, Ralph Richardson, Margaretta Scott {dual role}, Cedric Hardwicke, Maurice Braddell, Sophie Stewart, Derrick De Marney, Ann Todd, Pearl Argyle, Kenneth Villiers, Ivan Brandt, Anne McLaren, Patricia Hilliard, Charles Carson, Patrick Barr, Noel Brophy, John Clements, Anthony Holles, Allan Jeayes, Pickles Livingston, George Sanders, Abraham Sofaer, Terry-Thomas {Stevens}
Criterion Collection widescreen b&w multi-format Blu-ray [6/2013] for $19.99
Synergy Ent. b&w DVD [5/2011] for $9.99
Celebrity Home Ent. b&w VHS [1985] for $4.98
Madacy Records b&w VHS [9/97] for $8.90
full credits at IMDbmovie entry at Wikipedia
watch official trailer [8/2011 upload; 4:09] online at YouTube
watch full b&w movie [9/2011 upload; 1:32:51] online at YouTube

The Shape of Things to Come 1933 novel by H.G. Wells  The Shape of Things to Come novel by H.G. Wells 1967 paperback  "The Shape of Things To Come: The Ultimate Revolution" novel [1933]
by H.G. Wells [1866-1946]
framed as notes from a doctor's dreams of a history book of the future, deciphered by the author; book dedication: To Jose Ortega y Gassett, Explorador
Kindle Edition from Gateway [6/2017] for $1.99
Gollancz S.F. Masterworks 7¾x5 pb [2/2018] for $6.43
indep 11x8½ pb [11/2020] for $9.00
Transworld/Corgi Books mass pb [1967] out of print/used
Macmillan Co. hardcover [orig 1933] out of print/used

listed #56 on Timeout London's Best 100 Science Fiction Movies in 2015  "The Time Machine" [1960]
Directed by George Pal; starring Rod Taylor, Yvette Mimieux, Alan Young

"The Time Machine" remake [1978] /tt0078401/

"The Time Travelers" [A.I.P. Oct 1964]
'The Time Travelers' movie from A.I.P.  Scientists attempting to view the future instead create a portal that sends them to 2071, a desolate post-nuclear war Earth populated by mutants and androids. Produced by Samuel Z. Arkoff; co-written & directed by Ib Melchior; cinematography by Vilmos Zsigmond; starring Preston Foster, Philip Carey, Merry Anders, John Hoyt, Dennis Patrick, Joan Woodbury, Delores Wells, Steve Franken, Berry Kroeger, Gloria Leslie, Molly Glessing, Peter Strudwick, J. Edward McKinley, Margaret Seldeen & Forrest J. Ackerman
full credits at IMDbmovie entry at Wikipedia
Thorn/E.M.I. color VHS [2012] out of prodn/used
available on DVD on "Movies 4 You: Sci-Fi Classics" 4-pack [2013]
with "The Man From Planet X" [1951], "The Angry Red Planet" [1959], and "Beyond The Time Barrier" [1960]
Shout! Factory / Timeless Media b&w/color DVD [9/2013] for $5.86

"2001: A Space Travesty" spoof
[Canada Sept 2001; USA video March 2002]
2001 A Space Travesty spoof  "The Most Outer-Spaced Out Comedy Ever!" • Space aliens have kidnapped and cloned and replaced the President of the U.S.A., so the International Security Force assigns Marshall Richard 'Dick' Dix to prevent further kidnappings of heads of state; Dix heads to the planet Vegan, inhabited by aliens who learned English from watching American television . . . Filmed in Canada, Germany, Japan & Washington, DC; co-produced by & starring Leslie Nielsen; directed by Allan A. Gold-stein; also starring Ophélie Winter, Ezio Greggio, Peter Egan, Alexandra Kamp, Damien Masson, Pierre Edwards, David Fox, Sam Stone, Verona Pooth, Michel Perron, Paul Rainville, Yvan Ducharme, Tommy Schnurmacher, Alan Shearman, Teresa Barnwell, David Francis, Una Kay, Michele Scarabelli, Mark Stevens, Ellen David, Armand Laroche, Pierre Lenoir, Richard Jutras, David Millbern, Matthew Smiley, Charles Dennis, Natalie Gray, Betsy Soo, Robert Suetsugu, Reid Asato, Luc Campeau, Stéphanie Dumoulin-Shaw, Annabelle Torsein, Charles Papasoff, Jean-Marc Bisson, Alain Bérard, Caroline André, Toni Sherwood, Mikael Gravel, Cindy Davis, Line Pelletier, Mike Tsar, Jeffrey Weissman
Sony Pictures Home Ent. color DVD [3/2002] for $6.98
full credits at IMDbmovie entry at Wikipedia

"Undersea Kingdom" 12-chapter movie serial [Republic Pictures May 1936]
Undersea Kingdom 12-episode 1936 serial  Heroic naval officer and star athlete Crash Corrigan and his fellow explorers voyage to lost Atlantis aboard Professor Norton’s rocket powered submarine and get caught up in the middle of a war between ruthless conqueror Unga Khan and Neptune’s high priest Sharad - a battle for the fate of the Undersea Kingdom; Chapter Titles: 1. Beneath The Ocean Floor; 2. Undersea Kingdom; 3. Arena of Death; 4. Revenge of The Volkites {robots}; 5. Prisoners of Atlantis; 6. Juggernaut Strikes; 7. Submarine Strikes; 8. Into The Metal Tower; 9. Death In The Air; 10. Atlantis Destroyed; 11. Flaming Death; and 12. Ascent To The Upperworld
Directed by B. Reeves Eason & Joseph Kane; written by Tracy Knight, John Rathmell, Maurice Geraghty & Oliver Drake; starring Ray 'Crash' Corrigan, Lois Wilde, Monte Blue, William Farnum, Boothe Howard, Raymond Hatton, C. Montague Shaw, Lee Van Atta, Smiley Burnette, Frankie Marvin, Lon Chaney Jr., Lane Chandler, Jack Mulhall, John Bradford, Malcolm McGregor, Ralph Holmes, John Merton, Ernie Smith, Lloyd Whitlock
Echo Bridge Home Ent, b&w DVD [2/2003] for $3.78
Grapevine Video b&w DVD [10/2016] 2 disks for $12.95
R.O.A.N. Group b&w DVD [1/2001] for $13.99
full credits at IMDbserial entry at Wikipedia
watch Chapter 1 [4/2011 upload; 30:49] online at YouTube {the other chapters follow}

listed #65 on Timeout London's Best 100 Science Fiction Movies in 2015  "The War of The Worlds" [1953]
Exec-produced by Cecil B. DeMille, co-produced by George Pal & Frank Freeman Jr.; directed by
Byron Haskin; starring Gene Barry, Ann Robinson, Les Tremayne

details (history, stageplays, books & ebooks, movies & TV, links, merchandise) on
Spirit of America Bookstore's "The War of The Worlds" 1898 Novel & Movies Page

"Zombies of The Stratosphere" 12-chapter movie serial
[Republic Studios July 1952]
'Zombies of the Stratosphere' 1952 12-chapter serial  Invaders from Mars seek to build an H-bomb and obliterate Earth so that Mars can move to Earth's better orbit – "in twelve explosive, suspense-filled episodes". Chapter Titles: 1. "The Zombie Vanguard", 2. "Battle of The Rockets", 3. "Undersea Agents", 4. "Contraband Cargo", 5. "The Iron Executioner", 6. "Murder Mine", 7. "Death On The Waterfront", 8. "Hostage For Murder", 9. "The Human Torpedo", 10. re-cap chapter "Flying Gas Chamber", 11. "Man vs. Monster", and 12. "Tomb of The Traitors". A feature film version of this serial, "Satan's Satellites" { IMDb }, was released in March 1958, made by editing down the serial's footage. • Directed by Fred C. Brannon; screenplay by Ronald Davidson; SFX by Howard & Theodore Lydecker; starring Judd Holdren, Aline Towne, Wilson Wood, Lane Bradford, Stanley Waxman, John Crawford, Craig Kelly, Ray Boyle & Leonard Nimoy {as Narab} • full credits at IMDbserial entry at Wikipedia
Cheezy Flicks Ent. b&w DVD [9/2009] 2 disks for $13.99
12-chapter Republic Pictures b&w VHS [1995] for $13.99
93-minute Republic Pictures b&w VHS [5/95] for $13.99
watch official trailer [10/2009 upload; 1:58] online at YouTube • all 12 chapters are available on YouTube

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