The Day Mars Invaded Earth
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The Day Mars Invaded Earth is a science fiction film
, made by API, released in 1963 by Twentieth Century Fox and directed and produced by Maury Dexter. Dexter said the title was thought up by Robert Lippert to evoke memories of The Day the Earth Stood Still
.
The film's plot is a cross between The War of the Worlds
(1953), and Invasion of the Body Snatchers
(1956), and involves Martians duplicating a scientist and his family to prepare for their invasion. The film was shot at Greystone Mansion
.
Science fiction film
Science fiction film is a film genre that uses science fiction: speculative, science-based depictions of phenomena that are not necessarily accepted by mainstream science, such as extraterrestrial life forms, alien worlds, extrasensory perception, and time travel, often along with futuristic...
, made by API, released in 1963 by Twentieth Century Fox and directed and produced by Maury Dexter. Dexter said the title was thought up by Robert Lippert to evoke memories of The Day the Earth Stood Still
The Day the Earth Stood Still
The Day the Earth Stood Still is a 1951 American science fiction film directed by Robert Wise and written by Edmund H. North based on the short story "Farewell to the Master" by Harry Bates. The film stars Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal, Sam Jaffe, and Hugh Marlowe...
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The film's plot is a cross between The War of the Worlds
The War of the Worlds (1953 film)
The War of the Worlds is a 1953 science fiction film starring Gene Barry and Ann Robinson. It was the first on-screen loose adaptation of the H. G. Wells classic novel of the same name...
(1953), and Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956 film)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers is a 1956 US-American science fiction film directed by Don Siegel, starring Kevin McCarthy and Dana Wynter. Daniel Mainwaring adapted the screenplay from Jack Finney's novel The Body Snatchers...
(1956), and involves Martians duplicating a scientist and his family to prepare for their invasion. The film was shot at Greystone Mansion
Greystone Mansion
Greystone Mansion, also known as the Doheny Mansion, is a Tudor-style mansion on a landscaped estate with distinctive formal English gardens, located in Beverly Hills, California, United States. The architect Gordon Kaufmann designed the residence and ancillary structures, with construction...
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Cast
- Kent TaylorKent TaylorKent Taylor was an American actor.Born Louis William Weiss in Nashua, Iowa, Taylor appeared in more than 110 films, the bulk of them B-movies in the 1930s and 1940s, although he also had roles in more prestigious studio releases, including I'm No Angel , Death Takes a Holiday , Payment on Demand ,...
as Dr. David Fielding - Marie WindsorMarie WindsorMarie Windsor . Born as Emily Marie Bertelson in Marysvale, Piute County, Utah, Windsor was an actress known as "The Queen of the Bs" because she appeared in so many film noirs and B-movies like Cat-Women of the Moon...
as Claire Fielding - William Mems as Dr. Web Spencer
- Betty Beall as Judi Fielding
- Lowell Brown as Frank Hazard
- Gregg Shank as Rocky Fielding
- Henrietta Moore as Mrs. Moore
- Troy Melton
- George Riley