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.
Type:
MOVIE
Country:
US
Genres:
Science Fiction, Horror
Release:
February 1957
Production:
Morningside Productions, Columbia Pictures
Cast:
William Hopper, Joan Taylor, Frank Puglia, John Zaremba, Thomas Browne Henry, Tito Vuolo, Jan Arvan, Arthur Space, Bart Braverman, Don Orlando, George Khoury, Darlene Fields, George Pelling, James Dime, Sid Cassel, Ray Harryhausen, Noel Drayton, Rollin Moriyama
Tags:
elephant, rome, italy, colosseum, italy, sicily, italy, military officer, space travel, stop motion, black and white, military, venus the planet, scientific expedition, alien monster, space exploration, monster movie, extraterrestrial animal, spaceship crash, woman medical student, lone survivor
