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The Humanoid (1979)
Director: George B Lewis Aldo Lado
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
Star Wars may have been puerile, but at least it was fun, which is more than can be said for this space cowboys and Indians movie: a tedious compound of everything from Frankenstein (the irradiated mutant monster) to Zen Buddhism (the boy Dalai Lama floats in from Tibet on a glass ashtray), with Darth Vader baddies and a robodog thrown in for good measure. The sets resemble Brent Cross and the spaceships could have come out of a cornflakes packet. 'Nuff said?Author: FF
Cast & crew
Director: George B Lewis Aldo Lado
Producer: Giorgio Venturini
Cast: Richard Kiel, Corinne Cléry, Leonard Mann, Barbara Bach, Arthur Kennedy, Ivan Rassimov, Massimo Serato full cast
Genre(s): Science Fiction
Duration: 100 mins
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