War of the Satellites (1958)

Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 1958
Running Times: 72 mins
Format: black and white     35mm
Ratio:
Sound: mono

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Allied Artists Pictures Corporation / Santa Cruz Productions Inc
Producers: Irving Block, Roger Corman, Jack Rabin

SCRIPT
Script: Lawrence L. Goldman
Story: Irving Block, Jack Rabin

DIRECTION
Director: Roger Corman
Assistant Director: Jack Bohrer

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Floyd Crosby

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Irene Morra

MUSIC
Music: Walter Greene

SOUND
Sound: Philip Mitchell

MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Make Up: Stanley Orr

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects: Irving Block, Louis DeWitt, Jack Rabin

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Art Director: Daniel Haller
Set Decorator: Harry Reif

CAST
Richard Devon (Dr Pol Van Ponder)
Dick Miller (Dave Boyer)
Susan Cabot (Sybil Carrington)
Michael Fox (Jason ibn Akad)
Robert Shayne (Cole Hotchkiss)
Jerry Barclay (John Compo)
Eric Sinclair (Dr Howard Lazar)
Bruno VeSota (Mr LeMoine)
Jay Sayer (Jay)
Mitzi McCall (Mitzi)
Roy Gordon (The President)
Roger Corman (ground control)
John Brinkley (crew member)
Beach Dickerson (crewman with gun)

PLOT SUMMARY

When the United Nations disregard warnings from an alien race to stop the development of its first satellite, the aliens declare war on the Earth.

AVAILABILITY

USA
Theatrical Distributors: Allied Artists Pictures Corporation

TIMELINE

1958
May
18: USA - theatrical release

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

La guerra de los satellites - Venezuelan title
Guerra dei satelliti - Italian title
Planet der toten Seelen - West German title

KEYWORDS

aliens, brainwashing, military, satellites, scientists

Last Updated: 1 January, 2009