Summary
Aliens, contacting scientist Adam Penner, inform him that they have been on the moon for twenty thousand years, undetected due to their invisibility, and have now decided to annihilate humanity unless all the nations of earth surrender immediately.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 34GoodWatch 39
IMDb5.0
Audience score18%
Running time
1 h 7 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 sci-fi movies, −32 min on the typical 99
typical 9967Half of all sci-fi movies run 90–112 min.
Reach
Streams in 109 countries, rent or buy in 11 more
+99Released
1959
May 15, 1959
67 years ago
Genres
Science FictionHorrorLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
ItalianMade in
- United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightParty VibePartner WatchSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
12 of 12
John AgarMaj. Bruce Jay
Jean ByronPhyllis Penner
Philip TongeDr. Adam Penner
Robert HuttonDr. John Lamont
John CarradineDr. Karol Noymann- HTHal ToreyThe Farmer
Paul LangtonLt. Gen. Stone- EHEden HartfordWAAF Secretary
Jack KenneyCar Crash Victim
John RoyGame Spectator- DCDick CherneyZombie
- GBGeorge BruggemanTechnician
Directing · 3
- Edward L. Cahn Director
- Dell Ross Script Supervisor
- Herbert S. Greene Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Samuel Newman Writer
Production · 1
- Robert E. Kent Producer
Camera · 1
- Maury Gertsman Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Grant Whytock Supervising Editor
Sound · 3
- Paul Dunlap Original Music Composer, Music
- Al Overton Sr. Sound
- Henry Adams Sound Effects Editor
Art · 3
- William Glasgow Art Direction
- Morris Hoffman Set Decoration
- Max Frankel Property Master
Costume & Make-Up · 4
- Sabine Manela Wardrobe Supervisor
- Phillip Scheer Makeup Artist
- Kay Shea Hairdresser
- Einar Bourman Wardrobe Supervisor
Other crew · 1
- Roger George Special Effects
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