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In the 21st century, aliens invade the solar system.In the 21st century, aliens invade the solar system.In the 21st century, aliens invade the solar system.
Tony Russel
- Cmdr. Mike Halstead
- (as Tony Russell)
Lino Desmond
- Capt. Jeffries
- (as Lynn Desmond)
Iver Gilborn
- UDSCO Doctor #3
- (as Iver S. Gilborn)
Umberto Raho
- General Maitland
- (as Bert Raho)
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- TriviaThis is the second film in the Gamma-One series and follows Wild, Wild Planet (a.k.a. I Criminali della Galassia ("Criminals of the Galaxy")) and precedes War Between the Planets (a.k.a. Il Pianeta Errante ("Planet on the Prowl")) and Snow Devils (a.k.a. La Morte Viene dal Pianeta Aytin ("Death Comes From The Planet Aytin")).
- Quotes
Cmdr. Mike Halstead: He's gone Galaxy!
- ConnectionsFollowed by War Between the Planets (1966)
Featured review
Goodness, gratuitous green lights of fire.
Steadfast, but dreary and second-rate low-budget b-grade sci-fi matinée by Italian director Antonio Margheriti (better known for such films as; "Cannibal Apocalypse" and "Naked You Die"). Anyhow "The War of the Planets" (the second addition to the Gamma One series) is typical fodder, that can't escape its over melodramatic sub-plotting with stodgy dialogues and the direction is limply brought across. Its budget shows with the obviously fashionable miniature sets and models
as well as all-out plain and spotty effects (where the aliens are a glowing green mist or light of energy that possesses its victims). Some of the junky space sequences are rather laughable too (like astronauts floating in space, which is clearly by rope). The idea is workable, but the lacklustre execution is less accommodating despite some spaced-out atmospheric visuals and colourful set decors. Textbook performances (with the likes of Tony Russel and Franco Nero) come across shallowly flat, but there seems to be too many characters that at times it got hard to tell which space station / ship the action was focusing on. On the other hand the patchy score remains effectively uncanny. Not entirely awful, but still an utter drag.
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- Jan 1, 2010
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- Runtime1 hour 39 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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