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Bookmark this pageRed Planet Mars (1952)
Director: Harry Horner
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
A candidate for the nuttiest sci-fi pic of all time, this incredible Cold War relic rolls out a barnstorming plot in which TV transmissions from Mars, revealing that the planet's ruled by a godlike supreme being, cause global revolution on Earth. But that's just the set-up. It then transpires that the messages were faked by a mad scientist hoping to topple capitalism. But that's just the twist. There follows a further bona fide transmission from Mars, proclaiming that its leader is God himself, which stirs up a worldwide religious revival and a resolve for all to live in harmony. From another age, if not another planet.Author: TJ
Cast & crew
Director: Harry Horner
Producer: Anthony Veiller
Cast: Peter Graves, Andrea King, Herbert Berghof, Marvin Miller, House Peters, Vince Barnett full cast
Genre(s): Science Fiction
Duration: 87 mins
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