One of the last 1950s truly 50s sci-fi films.
Sketchy science, misogyny, and questionable as well as morally dubious choices of crew members for space exploration.
Through in some experimental filming techniques and crazy creature creations, and you have one of the best examples of the era.
The Angry Red Planet
Spectacular Adventure Beyond Time and Space
Rating
2.5 (1)
Release Date
11/23/1959Runtime
83 minsOverview
The first manned flight to Mars returns after having been out of communications since it had arrived on Mars. What would it reveal?
Status
ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
$190,000Revenue
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A pulpy 1950s space adventure where isolation on an alien world becomes increasingly claustrophobic and dangerous. The film builds dread through encounters with hostile Martian life and the mystery of what happened to the expedition during their lost communications.
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TenseExhilaratingUnsettling
Themes
Survival
Tone
Earnest
Pacing
Propulsive
Look
Stylized genrePractical effects
Structure
Linear
Heads up
Graphic violence
Gerald Mohr
Col. Thomas O`Bannion
Naura Hayden
Dr. Iris Ryan
Les Tremayne
Prof. Theodore Gettell
Jack Kruschen
CWO Sam Jacobs
Paul Hahn
Maj. Gen. George Treeger
J. Edward McKinley
Prof. Paul Weiner
Tom Daly
Dr. Frank Gordon
Don Lamond
TV Newscaster / Narrator / Martian (voice)
Edward Innes
Brig. Gen. Alan Prescott
Gordon Barnes
Maj. Lyman Ross
Jack Haddock
Lt. Col. Davis
Brandy Bryan
Nurse Hayes
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