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War of the Satellites

War of the Satellites

1958Movie⏱️ 1h 6mApproved
HorrorSci-Fi
5.1
IMDB Rating
1,406 votes

An "unknown force" declares war against planet Earth when the United Nations disobeys warnings to cease and desist in its attempts at assembling the first satellite in the atmosphere.

Director
Roger Corman
Writers
Irving Block, Lawrence L. Goldman, Jack Rabin
Stars
Dick Miller, Susan Cabot, Richard Devon
Release Date
May 18, 1958
Language
English
Country
United States
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🎭 Top Cast

Dick Miller
Dick Miller
as Dave Boyer
Susan Cabot
Susan Cabot
as Sybil Carrington
Richard Devon
Richard Devon
as Dr. Pol Van Ponder
Eric Sinclair
Eric Sinclair
as Dr. Howard Lazar
Michael Fox
Michael Fox
as Jason ibn Akad
Robert Shayne
Robert Shayne
as Cole Hotchkiss
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Jered Barclay
as John Compo
👤
John Brinkley
as Crew Member
👤
Tony Miller
as Assistant Astrogator
Bruno VeSota
Bruno VeSota
as Mr. LeMoine

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Production
Allied Artists Pictures, Santa Cruz Productions Inc.

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🎯 Categories

HorrorSci-Fi

⭐ Featured Review

Hits enough of the right B movie buttons to be enjoyable
by AlsExGal2023-01-27
6/10

"This is cut-rate science fiction from Allied Artists and producer-director Roger Corman. The United Nations space program involving launching manned spacecraft into outer space is met with defeat after defeat as a strange energy barrier surrounding the planet destroys any craft that gets too close. One last chance is taken with an experimental solar device which will hopefully subvert the energy field, only unbeknownst to the programs members, the proposed captain (Richard Devon) has been replaced by an alien duplicate bent on stopping human efforts in space exploration once and for all. This..."

💡 Did You Know?

From the time this movie was conceived, it was reportedly only eight weeks later that the completed movie was playing in theatres.

📖 Synopsis

An "unknown force" declares war against planet Earth when the United Nations disobeys warnings to cease and desist in its attempts at assembling the first satellite in the atmosphere.