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| Title: | War of the Satellites |
| Genres: | Sci-fi |
| Directed by: | Roger Corman |
| Written by: | Irving Block Lawrence L. Goldman [1] Jack Rabin |
| Produced by: | Irving Block Roger Corman Jack Rabin |
| Music by: | Walter Greene |
| Cinematography: | Floyd Crosby |
| Edited by: | Irene Morra |
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| Distributed by: | Allied Artists Pictures |
| Released: | May 18th, 1958 |
| Rating: | Approved |
| Running time: | 66 min. |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
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War of the Satellites is an American feature film of the science fiction genre. It was directed and produced by Roger Corman and written by Irving Block, Lawrence L. Goldman and Jack Rabin. Block and Rabin also served as producers on the movie and are responsible for its special effects. It was produced by Allied Artists Pictures and released theatrically in the United States on May 18th, 1958.
War of the Satellites stars Dick Miller as Dave Boyer, Susan Cabot as Sybil Carrington, Richard Devon as Doctor Pol Van Ponder, Eric Sinclair as Doctor Howard Lazar, Michael Fox as Jason ibn Akad, Robert Shayne as Cole Hotchkiss and Jerry Barclay as John Compo. The premise of the film involves a space mission involving satellites in which the crew of the rocket is overtaken by an aggressive alien presence.
Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Dick Miller | Dave Boyer |
| Susan Cabot | Sybil Carrington |
| Richard Devon | Doctor Pol Van Ponder |
| Eric Sinclair | Doctor Howard Lazar |
| Michael Fox | Jason ibn Akad |
| Robert Shayne | Cole Hotchkiss |
| Jered Barclay | John Compo [2] |
| John Brinkley | Light-haired Helmsman of satellite |
| Tony Miller | Dark-haired Helmsman of satellite |
| Bruno VeSota | Mister LeMoine |
| Jay Sayer | Jay |
| Mitzi McCall | Mitzi |
| Roy Gordon | The President |
| Beach Dickerson | Crewman with gun |
| Jim Knight | Unknown [3] |
| Roger Corman | Ground Control |
Notes[]
- War of the Satellites (1958) redirects to this page.
- War of the Satellites premiered in Mexico on April 28th, 1960. [4]
- War of the Satellites premiered in West Germany on September 27th, 1963. [5]
- This film was released on DVD in Region 1 format as part of a three-feature package under the "Roger Corman's Cult Classics Triple Feature" banner along with Not of This Earth and Attack of the Crab Monsters.
- This is Roger Corman's nineteenth film as a director. It is his twenty-second film as a producer. It is his fourth film as an actor.
- Director and producer Roger Corman makes a cameo appearance in the film as the Ground Control operator.
- Actor Jered Barclay is credited as Jerry Barclay in this film.
- Actor Jim Knight is credited as James Knight in this film. It is unclear which character he is playing in the movie.
- From the time this movie was conceived, it was reportedly only eight weeks later that the completed movie was playing in theaters. [6]
Recommendations[]
1950s Sci-Fi
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References[]
- ↑ Screenwriter Lawrence L. Goldman is credited as Lawrence Louis Goldman in this film.
- ↑ Actor Jered Barclay is credited as Jerry Barclay in this film.
- ↑ Actor Jim Knight is credited as James Knight in this film.
- ↑ IMDB; War of the Satellites (1958); Release dates.
- ↑ IMDB; War of the Satellites (1958); Release dates.
- ↑ IMDB; War of the Satellites (1958); Trivia.