War of the Satellites
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.
- Rated
- Approved
- Runtime
- 1h 6m
- Released
- 1958
- Country
- United States
Details
Release year: 1958
Storyline
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.
Top credits
Dick Miller — Dave Boyer
Susan Cabot — Sybil Carrington
Richard Devon — Dr. Pol Van Ponder
Eric Sinclair — Dr. Howard Lazar
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.
• The control panel with many toggle switches used by the ground controller and the spacecraft flight crew is the automatic pilot from a WWII B-17 bomber.
• Footage of the assembled Project Sigma spaceship was re-used in several Irwin Allen productions, including Lost in Space (1965) and The Time Tunnel (1966).
User reviews
Hits enough of the right B movie buttons to be enjoyable
Better than average Corman science fiction flick
Typically Corman sci-fi cheapie - incomprehensible but oddly watchable
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Mono
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
- Color
- Black and White
