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Space Master X-7 (1958): Cast & Plot

Space Master X-7 (1958) movie poster

Space Master X-7 is a 1958 sci-fi film starring Paul Frees as Dr. Charles T. Pommer, Bill Williams and Robert Ellis. It runs 1 hour 11 minutes.

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Space Master X-7 (1958) movie poster
Released
Runtime
1h 11m (71 min)
Genre
Sci-Fi
Original language
English
After the credits
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The story

What Is Space Master X-7 About?

The premise of Space Master X-7 without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.

Satellite Terror Strikes The Earth! A fungus dubbed “Blood Rust” from outer space threatens to destroy the Earth.

Space Master X-7 Themes & Keywords

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  • psychotronic film
  • commercial air travel
  • cameo
  • flamethrower
  • fungus
  • blood rust
  • stock footage
  • belly landing
  • stewardess
  • airplane pilot
  • dyed hair
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  • hotel
  • police artist
  • railroad car
  • train station
  • reference to typhoid mary
  • decontanimation
  • manhunt
  • tape recorder
  • house on fire
  • new mexico
  • slide
  • microscope
  • laboratory
  • airplane
  • part narrated
  • alien organism
  • abusive husband
  • missing woman
  • missing contagion sample
  • marital discord
  • extraterrestrial fungus
  • scientist hero
  • contagion spread
  • space exploration
  • unmanned spaceship
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Cast & crew

Space Master X-7 Cast & Characters

Paul Frees leads the cast as Dr. Charles T. Pommer, with Bill Williams as John Hand and Robert Ellis as Pvt. Joe Rattigan.

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Plot

Space Master X-7 Plot Summary

What happens in Space Master X-7 from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 1-minute read.

Spoilers ahead

A space probe returns to Earth, and samples from it are taken away to be investigated by Dr. Charles T. Pommer working from his home laboratory. He quickly discovers that the mysterious microbes brought back from space, once dormant, grow quickly when fed protein, and he theorizes that Mars was possibly turned into a wasteland by this aggressive fungus. Spores from the fungus, which he christens Blood Rust, could easily be carried and transferred from person to person and the Earth itself could be threatened. Shortly afterwards the Blood Rust claims Pommer as its first victim but not before he manages to telephone agent John Hand to warn him of the danger. Hand and his sidekick **[Pvt.

Full summary

The whole story of Space Master X-7, scene by scene

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Videos

Space Master X-7 Trailers & Videos

The trailer of Space Master X-7.

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Quiz

How Well Do You Know Space Master X-7?

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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What did Dr. Pommer theorize had been turned into a wasteland by the aggressive space fungus?

Details

Space Master X-7 Also Known As

Also known as “Raumrakete X 7- FBI im Großeinsatz”.

Also known as
  • Raumrakete X 7- FBI im Großeinsatz

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FAQ

Space Master X-7 FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date

Runtime, release date, cast and post-credit scenes of Space Master X-7, each answered in a sentence.

How long is Space Master X-7?

Space Master X-7 runs 1 hour 11 minutes (71 minutes).

When was Space Master X-7 released?

Space Master X-7 was released on June 1, 1958.

Who is in the cast of Space Master X-7?

Space Master X-7 stars Paul Frees as Dr. Charles T. Pommer, Bill Williams as John Hand and Robert Ellis as Pvt. Joe Rattigan, among 15 credited actors.

Does Space Master X-7 have a post-credit scene?

No. Space Master X-7 has no extra scene during or after the credits.

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