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I diafanoidi vengono da Marte (1966)

Country of Origin: Italy
Year of Production: 1966
Running Times: 99 mins
Length: 2700 metres
Format: Eastmancolor     35mm
Ratio:
Sound: mono

CREDITS

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

SCRIPT
Script: Renato Moretti, Ivan Reiner

DIRECTION
Director: Anthony M. Dawson (real name: Antonio Margheriti)
Assistant Directors: Nino Fruscella, Roger Godey (real name: Ruggero Deodato)

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Riccardo Pallottini

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Angel Coly (real name: Otello Colangeli)
Assistant Editor: Mary Napoleon (real name: Maria Napoleoni)

MUSIC
Music: Angelo Francesco Lavagnino

SOUND
Sound: Victor Massey (real name: Vittorio Massi)
Dialogue Director: Eugene Luotto
Assistant Dialogue Director: Lewis Cianelli

COSTUMES AND MAKE-UP
Make Up: Euclide Santoli
Hair and Wigs: Italia Cambi
Costume Designer: Bernice Sparrow (real name: Berenice Sparano)

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Set Decorator: Piero Poletto
Props: Frank Calabrese (real name: Franco Calabrese)

MISCELLANEOUS
Script Supervisor: Eva Koltay
Choreographer: Archie Savage

CAST
Tony Russel (Commander Mike Halstead)
Lisa Gastoni (Lieutenant Connie Gomez)
Franco Nero (Lieutenant Jake Jacowitx)
Carlo Giustini (Captain Dubois)
Enzo Fiermonte (Ken)
Linda Sini (Lieutenant Fina Marlie)
Nando Angelini (Captain Tice, Recon)
John Barth
Mark Bollen
Calisto Calisti
Aldo Kant (real name: Aldo Canti)
Lynn Desmond
Corinne Fontaine
Iver S. Gilborn
Frank Lantier (real name: Franco Lantieri)
Renato Montalbano
Umberto Raho (Collins)
Isarco Ravaioli
Claude Shackley
Freddy Unger (real name: Goffredo Unger)
Massimo Serato ( General Halstead)
Michel Lemoine (Maitland)
Vittorio Bonos (Duvall)
Kurt Landon (crewman)
Franco Ressel (Freddie)
Moa Tahi (guest from Earth)

PLOT SUMMARY

In the 21st century, the solar system is invaded by a race of non-corporeal aliens. They sieze Mars and plan to use it as a base from which to attack the Earth. Only the brave crew of a spacecraft stands between them and total domination of the human race.

AVAILABILITY

USA
Theatrical Distributor: MGM

CENSORSHIP HISTORY

USA
Rating: Approved (PCA #21456)

TIMELINE

1965
November

20: Italy – passed by the censors board

1966
June

4: Italy – theatrical release

1968
November

29: West Germany – theatrical release

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

The Deadly Diaphonoids
Diaphanoids, Bringers of Death
Tödliche Nebel
– German title
The War of the Planets

LINKS

SEE ALSO
I criminali della galassia (1965)

KEYWORDS

aliens, alien invasions, the future, mars, spaceships, space travel

 


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