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Subgenre Sampler
Mysterians, The (1957)- Dir. Inoshiro Honda
Feat. Takashi Shimura, Kenji Sahara, Susumu Fujita - Pastel coloured invader movie from the creative team behind GODZILLA. Aliens refugees from a planet destroyed by atomic bombs flee to Earth in the…
Not of This Earth (1957)- Dir. Roger Corman
Feat. Paul Birch, Beverly Garland - Another independent sci–fi from Roger Corman, this one tells the story of an extraterrestrial known as "Mr Johnson", who poses as a human while…
1984 (1956)- Dir. Michael Anderson
Feat. Edmond O'Brien, Michael Redgrave, Jan Sterling… - The first adaptation of George Orwell's visionary novel is this little known, stark BBC television production. Apparently hated by his widow for the…
Day the World Ended (1956)- Dir. Roger Corman
Feat. Richard Denning, Lori Nelson, Adele Jergens - Tight B–movie version of post–nuclear existence from with a small group of survivors battling various mutant creatures and their own…
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956)- Dir. Fred Sears
Feat. Hugh Marlowe, Joan Taylor - Animator Ray Harryhausen provides the fab effects for the familiar 50's alien invasion theme, making it a standout example of the genre.
Forbidden Planet (1956)
- Dir. Fred M. Wilcox
Feat. Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis, Leslie Nielsen - Pre–eminent sci–fi film of the 50's with a story and special effects well beyond its time. This fascinating film launched the careers of…
Godzilla - King of the Monsters (1956)- Dir. Inoshiro Honda, Terry O. Morse
Feat. Raymond Burr - The original US version of ‘Godzilla’ which spawned countless remakes and sequels. Raymond Burr plays a reporter investigating various disasters…
Indestructible Man (1956)- Dir. Jack Pollexfen
Feat. Lon Jr. Chaney - Homicidal maniac Lon Chaney Jnr is revived, post–execution, by a mad scientist, before going on a revenge–spree. Interesting entry for…
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
- Dir. Don Siegel
Feat. Kevin McCarthy, Dana Wynter, Larry Gates… - 50's sci–fi masterpiece about alien pods replicating and replacing American townspeople. Whether read as a Communist or McCarthyist parable, it…
Phantom from 10,000 Leagues (1956)- Dir. Dan Milner
Feat. Kent Taylor - Dredged from the darkest depths of B–Movie hell, this quaint 50s horror concerns a murderous underwater creature produced by leaking uranium.
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