USA, 1966
81m
35mm film, Pathécolor
mono, English
An American science fiction film directed by Curtis Harrington.
Plot Summary
In the year 1990, contact is made with aliens via radio. But an alien ship on its way to Earth crash-lands on Mars and a team of human astronauts set out to investigate. They find a single, green skinned female survivor who turns out to thrive on human blood. As the ship heads back to Earth, the crew are picked off one at a time while the alien lays some eggs to propagate the species.
Credits
Crew
Director: Curtis Harrington
AIP, Filmgroup
Executive Producer: Roger Corman
Producer: Samuel Z. Arkoff, George Edwards
Associate Producer: Stephanie Rothman
Production Manager: Gary Kurtz
Script: Curtis Harrington
Director of Photography: Vilis Lapeniks
Editor: Leo H. Shreve
Music: Leonard Morand
Sound: Harold Garver
Costume Supervisor: Sharon Compton
Make Up: William Condos
Hair: George Spier
Art Director: Albert Locatelli
Set Decorator: Leon Smith
Property Master: Carl Schanzer
Locations: Major Studios, Los Angeles
Cast
John Saxon (Allan Brenner)
Basil Rathbone (Dr Faraday)
Judi Meredith (Laura James)
Dennis Hopper (Paul Grant)
Florence Marly (alien queen)
Robert Boon (Anders Brockman)
Forrest J. Ackerman (scientist)
Terry Lee
Don Eitner (Tony Barrata)
J. Robert Porter
Virgil Frye
Alternative Titles
Flight to a Far Planet
The Green Woman
Planet of Blood – US TV title
Planet of Terror
Planet of Vampires
Links
Includes extracts from
Meshte Nastreshu (1963)
Niebo Zowiet (1959)
Extracts included in
Faces of Horror (1989)
See also
Alien (1979)
References
Periodicals
- Filmfax no.45 p.24 – review
- Psychotronic Video no.16 pp.43, 44 – credits, review
- Video Watchdog no.14 pp.32-34, 49-50 – illustrated review, article
- Video Watchdog no.183 (May/June 2016) pp.64-65 – illustrated review
Books
- American International Pictures: A Comprehensive Filmography by Rob Craig p.299
- American International Pictures: A Filmography by Robert L. Ottoson p.140 – credits, synopsis, review
- Aurum Film Encyclopedia: Science Fiction by Phil Hardy (ed) p.256; 257
- Cinematic Vampires by John L. Flynn pp.123
- Faster and Furiouser: The Revised and Fattened Fable of American International Pictures by Mark Thomas McGee pp.240-241; 320
- Feature Films, 1960-1969: A Filmography of English-language and Major Foreign-language United States Releases by Harris M. Lentz III p.367
- The Illustrated Vampire Movie Guide by Stephen Jones p.56 – credits, review
- Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee p.387 – credits
- Rock ‘n’ Roll Monsters: The American International Story by Bruce G. Hallenbeck pp.180-183
- Sixties Shockers by Mark Clark and Bryan Senn pp.338-339
- The Vampire in Science Fiction Film and Literature by Paul Meehan pp.4, 5, 39, 47, 197-198, 208
