Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956): Cast & Plot
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers is a 1956 action sci-fi film directed by Fred F. Sears, starring Hugh Marlowe as Dr. Russell A. Marvin, Joan Taylor and Morris Ankrum. It runs 1 hour 23 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 23m (83 min)
- Director
- Fred F. Sears
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Clover Productions
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Earth vs. the Flying Saucers About?
The premise of Earth vs. the Flying Saucers without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Amid a surge of UFO reports and a series of disastrous rocket launches, the world faces an assault by the last survivors of a vanished extraterrestrial empire. Their seemingly invulnerable flying saucers descend on Earth, wielding devastating ray weapons that threaten mass annihilation.
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- flying saucer
- scientist
- archive footage
- husband wife relationship
- massacre
- wiped memory
- miscommunication
- alien
- force field
- memory bank
- race against time
- washington d.c.
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- voice over narration
- unidentified flying object
- spaceship
- sonic weapon
- newlywed couple
- destruction of city
- alien invasion
- title spoken by character
- alien spacecraft
- rocket launch
- military base
- anti aircraft gun
- aerial combat
- satellite
- tape recorder
- general
- u.s. army
- father daughter relationship
- beach
- airplane shot down
- death ray
- cult film
- u.s. air force
- spacecraft
- spaceship crash
- ray gun
- explosion
- evacuation
- brain scan
- alien abduction
- death of father
- based on novel
- bare chested male
- the white house washington d.c.
- washington monument washington d.c.
- prologue
- disintegration rifle
- slowed down audio
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers Cast & Characters
Hugh Marlowe leads the cast as Dr. Russell A. Marvin, with Joan Taylor as Carol Marvin and Morris Ankrum as Brig. Gen. John Hanley. Directed by Fred F. Sears; 37 actors are credited in all.
- Director Fred F. Sears
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Hugh Marlowe as Dr. Russell A. Marvin - Joan Taylor as Carol Marvin
- Morris Ankrum as Brig. Gen. John Hanley
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Donald Curtis as Maj. Huglin
Also Starring in Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
· 33 more- Alan Wells Major Kimberly
- Larry J. Blake Motorcycle cop
- Paul Frees Alien (voice)
- Bert Stevens Air Intelligence Command Officer
- Forbes Murray Military Officer at Experiment
- Frank Wilcox Alfred Cassidy
- Arthur Tovey Officer/Civilian at Military Conference
- Dale Van Sickel Man Crushed Beneath Wall (uncredited)
- Harry Lauter Cutting - Generator Technician (uncredited)
- James Gonzalez Military Official (uncredited)
- Jack Deery Military Officer (uncredited)
- William J. O'Brien Radio Listener (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Charles Evans Dr. Alberts (uncredited)
- Murray Pollack Plane Passenger (uncredited)
- Thomas Browne Henry Vice Adm. Enright
- Sol Murgi Plane Passenger (uncredited)
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- William Meader Worker in Control Tower (uncredited)
- Raoul Freeman Military Official (uncredited)
- Grandon Rhodes Gen. Edmunds
- Nicky Blair Military Officer at Experiment (uncredited)
- Mike Ragan Tank Commander (uncredited)
- John Zaremba Prof. Kanter
- Beal Wong Chinese Radio Listener (uncredited)
- Duke Green Minor Role (uncredited)
- Guy Way Civilian Observing Saucer Attack (uncredited)
- William Woodson Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- Ed Haskett Military Official (uncredited)
- Clark Howat Sgt. Nash (uncredited)
- Sydney Mason Frank the garage man
- Bob Whitney Plane Passenger (uncredited)
- Jimmy Cross Military Messenger (uncredited)
- Alan Reynolds Maj. Kimberly (uncredited)
- Don Marlowe Minor Role (uncredited)
More from Fred F. Sears
More films directed by Fred F. Sears: Badman’s Country, Crash Landing, Escape from San Quentin and The Night the World Exploded.
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers Plot Summary
What happens in Earth vs. the Flying Saucers from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 13 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Dr. Russell Marvin Hugh Marlowe and his wife Carol Joan Taylor are driving to work when a flying saucer fills the sky above. With only a tape recording of the ship’s sound to prove the encounter, Marvin—the man in charge of the American space program’s Project Skyhook, which has already launched ten research satellites—hesitates to alert his superiors. His father-in-law, General Hanley [Morris Ankrum], informs him that many satellites have since fallen back to Earth. Marvin confesses that he has lost contact with all of them and privately suspects alien involvement. The couple then witness the 11th satellite plunge from the heavens in the moments after its launch.
Full summary
The whole story of Earth vs. the Flying Saucers, scene by scene
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers Trailers & Videos
3 videos: 2 trailers and 1 featurette.
- Trailer Earth vs. the Flying Saucers ≣ 1956 ≣ Trailer
- Featurette Joe Dante on EARTH VS. THE FLYING SAUCERS
How Well Do You Know Earth vs. the Flying Saucers?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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Who heads the American space program's Project Skyhook in the film?
Cars in Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
26 cars on screen, including the 1955 Ford Customline and the 1952 Ford F-Series.
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1955 Ford Fairlane Important role
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers Also Known As
19 alternative titles, including “La Tierra contra los platillos volantes” and “A Invasão Dos Discos Voadores”.
- Also known as
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- La Tierra contra los platillos volantes
- A Invasão Dos Discos Voadores
- Les soucoupes volantes attaquent
- La terra contro i dischi volanti
- Fliegende Untertassen greifen an
- 20 Millionen Meilen zur Erde
- Los visitantes del espacio
- 飛碟入侵
- La Tierra Contra Los Platillos Voladores
- כדור הארץ נגד הצלחות המעופפות
- A repülő csészealjak támadása
- Anfall från rymden
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- Latające talerze
- 飞碟入侵地球
- UFO útočí!
- 지구 대 비행접시
- Земля против летающих тарелок
- Zemlja protiv letećih tanjura
- La Terra contra els plats voladors
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Earth vs. the Flying Saucers FAQ: Cast & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Earth vs. the Flying Saucers, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Earth vs. the Flying Saucers?
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers runs 1 hour 23 minutes (83 minutes).
When was Earth vs. the Flying Saucers released?
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers was released on June 13, 1956.
Who directed Earth vs. the Flying Saucers?
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers was directed by Fred F. Sears.
More films by Fred F. Sears Who is in the cast of Earth vs. the Flying Saucers?
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers stars Hugh Marlowe as Dr. Russell A. Marvin, Joan Taylor as Carol Marvin and Morris Ankrum as Brig. Gen. John Hanley, among 37 credited actors.
Does Earth vs. the Flying Saucers have a post-credit scene?
No. Earth vs. the Flying Saucers has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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