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Plan 9 from Outer Space
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Plan 9 from Outer Space

1957

Unspeakable horrors from outer space paralyze the living and resurrect the dead!

Directed by Edward D. Wood Jr.

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32
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In California, an old man grieves the loss of his wife, and dies the day after she is buried. However, the space soldier Eros and his mate Tanna use an electric device to resurrect them both, alongside the strong Inspector Clay, who was murdered by the alien-controlled dead couple. When the populations of Hollywood and Washington DC see flying saucers on the sky, a colonel, a police lieutenant, a commercial pilot, his wife and a policeman try to stop the aliens.

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Cinematographer
William C. Thompson
Origin country
United States
Runtime
1h 19m
Language
en
Rating
NR
Also known as
Grave Robbers from Outer Space
TMDB
4.2/10 (599 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
66% Fresh
Metacritic
56/100
IMDb
3.9/10 (41,824 votes)
Released March 15, 1957·$60,000 budget

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