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Director: Joseph Newman
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From Time Out Film Guide
Let down by variable acting and less evocative in theme than Forbidden Planet (the plot has aliens shanghai-ing two human scientists - male and female by happy coincidence - to help save their doomed planet), but still done with a grandiose solemnity that makes it worthy of the name of space opera. The settings, in particular, are brilliantly imaginative, with superb use of colour in conjuring the almost surrealistic landscape of Metaluna, a cratered wasteland concealing the labyrinthine underground city soon to be overrun by a hideous race of insect-like mutants with exposed brains and dead eyes, originally bred by the Metalunians for menial work.Author: TM
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- Vaughan Hill said...
- Posted on Aug 24 2008 23:36 The Time Out review fails to record that This Island Earth is definately an all time sci fi classic. I was especially pleased to get it on DVD recently from USA. It is wonderfully atmospheric and stands repeated viewing.
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Cast & crew
Director: Joseph Newman
Producer: William Alland
Cast: Jeff Morrow, Faith Domergue, Rex Reason, Lance Fuller, Russell Johnson, Douglas Spencer full cast
Genre(s): Science Fiction
Duration: 86 mins
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