Earth vs. the Flying Saucers

"The terrifying truth about flying saucers!"

Aug 10 1956 Approved 1h 23m
Horror, Sci-Fi

Test space rockets exploding at liftoff and increased reporting of UFO sightings culminate in a direct attempt by alien survivors of a dead, extra-galactic civilization to invade Earth from impervious flying saucers, using ray-weapons of mass destruction.

Plot

While driving through the desert with his wife Carol Marvin to a military base to send the eleventh rocket into Earth orbit to assist the exploration of outer space in Operation Sky Hook, Dr. Russell A. Marvin and Carol see a flying saucer and accidentally records a message on their tape recorder. Once in the base, Dr. Russell is informed by his father-in-law and general that the ten first satellites mysteriously fell back to Earth. When Dr. Russell decodes the message, he encounters the aliens, who ask him to schedule a meeting with the leaders of Earth in Washington in 56 days in order to invade Earth without panicking the population. Dr. Russell develops an anti-magnetic weapon that becomes the last hope of the human race against the hostile aliens.

Written by

Bernard Gordon, George Worthing Yates, Curt Siodmak

Directed by

Fred F. Sears

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures, Clover Productions

Languages

English

Awards

1 win total

Scores
# of Votes
9,819
Average Rating
6.3 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA