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Space nightmares! - 20 Million Miles to Earth
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Title: 20 Million Miles to Earth

Release Date: 8 Feb 1957

Runtime: 1h 22m

Genre: Science Fiction, Horror

Director: Morningside Productions, Columbia Pictures

Production Companies: Morningside Productions, Columbia Pictures

Overview: When the first manned flight to Venus returns to Earth, the rocket crash-lands in the Mediterranean near a small Italian fishing village. The locals manage to save one of the astronauts Colonel Calder, the mission commander. A young boy also recovers what turns out to be a specimen of an alien creature. Growing at a fantastic rate, it manages to escape and eventually threatens the city of Rome.

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Average Vote: 6.1 (154 votes)

Cast

  • Colonel Robert Calder: William Hopper
  • Marisa Leonardo: Joan Taylor
  • Dr. Leonardo: Frank Puglia
  • Dr. Judson: John Zaremba
  • Maj. Gen. A.D. McIntosh: Thomas Browne Henry
  • Commissario Unte: Tito Vuolo
  • Signore Contino - Government Official: Jan Arvan
  • Dr. Sharman: Arthur Space
  • Pepe: Bart Braverman
  • Fisherman Mondello (uncredited): Don Orlando
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