
Monsters, Genre Hybrids
This Island Earth
1955
2½ Years in the Making!
Directed by Jack Arnold, Joseph M. Newman
User Rating
3.0
avg.
1112
In 2 lists
Aliens have landed and are hiding on Earth, but need Earth’s scientists to help them fight an inter-planetary war.
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- Directors
- Jack Arnold, Joseph M. Newman
- Written by
- Franklin Coen, George Callahan, Raymond F. Jones
- Produced by
- William Alland
- Cinematographer
- Clifford Stine
- Editor
- Virgil W. Vogel
- Studio
- Universal Pictures
- Origin country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Language
- en
- Also known as
- Bloodlust in Outer Space
- TMDB
- 6.0/10 (235 votes)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 75% Fresh
- IMDb
- 5.9/10 (10,907 votes)
Released June 10, 1955·$800,000 budget·$1,700,000 revenue
Cast

Rex Reason
Dr. Cal Meacham

Faith Domergue
Dr. Ruth Adams

Jeff Morrow
Exeter

Lance Fuller
Brack

Robert Nichols
Joe Wilson

Russell Johnson
Steve Carlson

Douglas Spencer
The Monitor of Metaluna

Richard Deacon
Spacecraft Pilot

Regis Parton
Mutant

Karl Ludwig Lindt
Dr. Adolph Engelborg

Robert B. Williams
Webb

Coleman Francis
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