Trailer
Summary
A missile from parts unknown enters an orbit only 5 miles above Earth's surface and, due to friction from its intense speed through our atmosphere, proceeds to incinerate everything in its immediate wake.
Good for
- Friends night
- Party vibe
- Teens
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 39GoodWatch 42
IMDb5.1
Audience score27%
Running time
1 h 10 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 sci-fi movies, −29 min on the typical 99
typical 9970Half of all sci-fi movies run 90–112 min.
Reach
Streams in 109 countries
+99Released
1958
December 1, 1958
68 years ago
Genre
Science FictionLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesModerate
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightParty VibePublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 9 more21 people
- Robert LoggiaDr. David Loring
- EPEllen ParkerJoan Wood
- Phillip PineDr. Joe Freed
- LKLarry KerrGeneral Barr
- Marilee EarleElla Freed
- FEFred EngelbergTV Singer
- Kitty KellyElla's Mother
- Selmer JacksonThe Secretary of State
- Hari RhodesBlack Man at Piano
- SJShirley J. ShawnBlack Woman by Piano
- J. Anthony HughesGovernor of New York
- JHJack HollandHarold
- John McNamaraCONAD Colonel
- MSMike SteeleCONAD General
- CECecil ElliottHarold's Wife
- JHJoe HyamsYoung - Reporter
Bill BradleyBill Bradley
Lawrence DobkinNarrator- JJJason JohnsonSoviet Officer (uncredited)
Chet BrandenburgWorker (uncredited)
Kam FongChinese Officer (uncredited)
Directing · 1
- William Berke Director, Executive Producer
Writing · 2
- Jerome Bixby Screenplay
- John McPartland Screenplay
Production · 1
- Lee Gordon Producer
Camera · 1
- Kenneth Peach Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Everett Sutherland Supervising Film Editor
Sound · 1
- Gerald Fried Original Music Composer
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