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When the first manned flight to Venus returns to Earth, the rocket crash-lands in the Mediterranean near a small Italian fishing village. The locals manage to save one of the astronauts Colonel Calder, the mission commander. A young boy also recovers what turns out to be a specimen of an alien creature. Growing at a fantastic rate, it manages to escape and eventually threatens the city of Rome.
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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 1957-02-08
- video_camera_front Companies Morningside Productions, Columbia Pictures
- timer Runtime: 82 Mins
- star Rating: 6.1 / 10
- favorite Likes: 154 Likes
- info IMDB ID tt0050084
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William Hopper
Colonel Robert Calder
Joan Taylor
Marisa Leonardo
Frank Puglia
Dr. Leonardo
John Zaremba
Dr. Judson
Thomas Browne Henry
Maj. Gen. A.D. McIntosh
Tito Vuolo
Commissario Unte
Jan Arvan
Signore Contino - Government Official
Arthur Space
Dr. Sharman
Bart Braverman
Pepe
Don Orlando
Fisherman Mondello (uncredited)
George Khoury
Fisherman Verrico (uncredited)
Darlene Fields
Reporter Reynolds (uncredited)
George Pelling
Reporter Maples (uncredited)
James Dime
Felix Roi, a French reporter (uncredited)
Sid Cassel
Farmer (uncredited)
Ray Harryhausen
Man Feeding Elephant (uncredited)
Noel Drayton
1st Reuters News Correspondent (uncredited)
Rollin Moriyama
Dr. Koruku - Japanese Scientist
groups Crew
Charles H. Schneer
Producer
Nathan Juran
Director
Robert Creighton Williams
Screenplay
Ray Harryhausen
Visual Effects
Lawrence W. Butler
Special Effects
Mischa Bakaleinikoff
Original Music Composer
Christopher Knopf
Screenplay
Charlotte Knight
Story
Robert Priestley
Set Decoration
Edwin H. Bryant
Editor
Cary Odell
Art Direction
Carlo Ventimiglia
Director of Photography
Irving Lippman
Director of Photography
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