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1955    85mScience Fiction, Mystery
5.975%45%6.0
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The 1955 science fiction movie "This Island Earth" tells the story of when aliens have landed and are hiding on Earth, but need Earth's scientists to help them fight an inter-planetary war.
Directed by Joseph M. Newman, Jack Arnold
  • Rex ReasonDr. Cal Meacham
  • Faith DomergueDr. Ruth Adams
  • Jeff MorrowExeter
  • Lance FullerBrack
  • Robert NicholsJoe Wilson
  • Russell JohnsonSteve Carlson
  • Douglas SpencerThe Monitor of Metaluna
  • Karl Ludwig LindtDr. Adolph Engelborg
  • Regis PartonMutant (uncredited)
  • Richard DeaconPilot (uncredited)
  • Coleman FrancisExpress Deliveryman (uncredited)
  • Robert B. WilliamsWebb (uncredited)
  • Charlotte AlpertMetaluna Woman at Decompression Console (uncredited)
  • Spencer ChanDr. Hu Ling Tang (uncredited)
  • Lizalotta ValescaDr. Marie Pitchner (uncredited)
  • Joseph M. NewmanDirector
  • Jack ArnoldDirector
  • Franklin CoenScreenplay
  • George CallahanScreenplay
  • William AllandProducer
  • stcluffNovember 9, 2025
    The book is much better.
  • Mister ArnMay 15, 2025
    "This Island Earth," with its vibrant hues, unfolds as a comic book sprung to life, complete with a story and performances that align perfectly with that style. It's a comprehensive package offering interstellar conflict, empathy, deceit, and love. As a piece of 1950s science fiction, it remains remarkably enduring.

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