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I criminali della galassia (1966)

Country of Origin: Italy
Year of Production: 1965
Running Times: 93 mins
Length: 2600 metres
Format: Eastmancolor     35mm
Ratio:
Sound: mono

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Mercury Film International/Southern Cross Feature Film Company
Producers: Joseph Fryd, Antonio Margheriti
Associate Producer: Walter Manley, Ivan Reiner
Production Manager: John Masin

SCRIPT
Script: Renato Moretti, Ivan Reiner

DIRECTION
Director: Anthony M. Dawson (real name: Antonio Margheriti)
1st Assistant Director: Roger Godey (real name: Ruggero Deodato)
2nd Assistant Director: Nino Fruscella

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Riccardo Pallottini

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Otello Colangeli
Assistant Editor: Maria Napoleoni

MUSIC
Music: Angelo Francesco Lavagnino

SOUND
Sound: Vittorio Massi
Dialogue Director: Gene Luotto
Assistant Dialogue Director: Lewis E. Ciannelli

COSTUMES AND MAKE-UP
Make Up: Euclide Santoli
Hair/Wigs: Italia Cambi
Costume Designer: Berenice Sparano

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Piero Poletto
Property Master: Franco Calabrese

OTHER CREW
Script Assistant: Eva Koltay
Choreographer: Archie Savage

CAST
Tony Russel (Mike Halstead)
Lisa Gastoni (Connie)
Massimo Serato (Nurmi)
Charles Justin (real name: Carlo Giustini) (Ken)
Franco Nero (Jake)
Enzo Fiermonte (General)
Umberto Raho (Maitland)
Vittorio Bonos (Doctor Delfos)
Frank Doris (real name: Franco Doria)
Margherita Horowitz (Edith Halstead)
Carlo Kechler (Werner)
Rodolfo Lodi (Claridge)
Renato Montalbano (detective)
Aldo Canti
Isarco Ravaioli
Franco Ressel (Jeff)
Claude Shackley
Moa Tahi (AG Chief)
Victoria Zinny, Rosemary Martin, Kitty Swan (AG agents)
Aldo D'Ambrosio (Fryd)
Lino Desmond (Schneider)
Sandro Mondini (Doctor Delfos)
Giuliano Raffaelli (Francini)
Goffredo Unger (De Lauty)
Michel Lemoine (uncredited)

PLOT SUMMARY

A mad scientist performs illegal eugenics experiments and starts kidnapping leading citizens for use in his mad schemes. Policeman Mike Halstead is called in to investigate.

AVAILABILITY

USA
Theatrical Distributor: Loew's Inc; MGM
Video Distributor: Something Weird Video
Laserdisc Distributor: MGM Home Video (ML 100709)

TIMELINE

1965
November

29: Italy - passed by the censor board

1966
July

1: Italy - theatrical release

December
23: West Germany - theatrical release

1999
January

12: USA - laserdisc release (MGM Home Video (ML 100709))

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

The Criminals of the Galaxy
The Galaxy Criminals
Raumschiff Alpha - Der Planet der Verdammten
- German video title
Wild, Wild Planet - US title

LINKS

SEE ALSO
I diafanoidi vengono da Marte (1966)
La morte viene dal pianeta Aytin (1967)
Il pianeta errante (1966)

FOOTAGE INCLUDED IN
Shiver and Shudder Show (2001)

KEYWORDS

the future, police, scientists, space travel, spaceships


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