Directed by:
Kurt NeumannCinematography:
Karl StrussCast:
Lloyd Bridges, Osa Massen, John Emery, Noah Beery Jr., Hugh O'Brian, Bert Stevens, Sam Harris, Cosmo Sardo, Barry Norton, James Conaty, Morris Ankrum (more)Plots(1)
Four men and a girl blast into space on mankind's first expedition to the Moon. But due to a cataclysmic event in space, their ship is sent hurling out of control towards the planet Mars. Suspenseful terror as the crew fights for their life on a war-ravaged world with radiation-riddled nightmare creatures! (official distributor synopsis)
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Poster tagline: YOU’VE HEARD ABOUT IT! YOU’VE READ ABOUT IT! YOU’VE TALKED ABOUT IT! THE SCREEN’S FIRST STORY OF MAN’S CONQUEST OF SPACE! I was very pleased with this smart sci-fi movie, it lived up to its praiseworthy reputation overseas. Of course, it must be seen in the context of a time when awareness of the technical aspects of space exploration was still in its infancy. So there is no need to be surprised that 1) astronauts walk on Mars in leather jackets, with a cap, with their face covered only with a muzzle from an oxygen bomb 2) the concept of weightlessness does not exist 3) to physically overcome the overload at space velocity, you just need to lie down in bed and fasten a belt around your waist, etc. Those who don't like conversations (in this case, intelligent conversations) won't enjoy the film much, because 80% takes place inside the ship, in an oval room about 5m in diameter. But thanks to the likeable cast, led by Jeff Bridges's then-young dad, Lloyd Bridges, the experience was enjoyable. The scenes from Mars have an interesting orange filter, and there is also an action scene in the form of a fight with a primitive Martian gang that look like prehistoric hunters (a leftover state after the atomic catastrophe that destroyed the advanced Martian civilisation). Intelligent dialogues, good performances and an unexpected tragic ending, which eventually leads to the scientists' determination to build a new ship, leaving a certain element of hope, all of this suited me perfectly and I have no problem giving it a strong 4*.
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A pleasant, not particularly outstanding B-movie, featuring a young Lloyd Bridges. I really like how the low budget is utilized in similar B-movies. It's evident that it's cheap, but the filmmakers still try to make it look good, to make something happen. True, there's a lot of talking, but here it didn't bother me that much.
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