Invaders From Mars (W C Menzies, 1953) [RePoPo]

******************************************************************************* Invaders From Mars (William Cameron Menzies, 1953) ******************************************************************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Technical Information ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Type..................: Movie Container file........: AVI Video Format..........: H.264 Total Bitrate.........: 2497Kbps Audio format..........: AC3 192kb/s (untouched) Audio Languages.......: English 1.0 Subtitles Ripped......: Spanish Subtitles in Subpack..: Spanish, French Resolution............: 720x512 Aspect Ratio..........: 1.33:1 Original Aspect Ratio.: 1.37:1 Color.................: Color FPS...................: 25.000 Source................: PAL DVD Duration..............: 01:18:20 Genre.................: Sci-Fi IMDb Rating...........: 6.4 Movie Information.....: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045917/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYNOPSIS - CAST & CREW ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Originating during the science-fiction/Red-Scare boom of the '50s, Invaders From Mars is an entertaining little picture that holds up reasonably well. David MacLean (Jimmy Hunt) is a 12-year-old astronomy buff who is stunned to see a flying saucer landing in the sand pit beyond his backyard. His father, George (Leif Erickson), ventures out to look the next morning and mysteriously disappears. David's mother, Mary (Hillary Brooke), worriedly calls police, but they are quickly swallowed up by the sand in the backyard. Later, George and the two cops return, but their personalities are markedly different having been taken over by the Martians. As David tries to find help, everyone around him comes under the frightening zombie-like spell. He finally encounters two believers in Dr. Blake (Helena Carter) and Dr. Kelston (Arthur Franz). Discovering David's shocking story to be true, the doctors call in the military setting up a confrontation that escalates when David and Dr. Blake are taken captive within the Martian craft. The soldiers race to save the pair from the green menace leading to an explosive finale that involves bullets, grenades, TNT, and a spectacular alien ray gun that can melt stone. CAST Helena Carter - Dr. Patricia Blake Arthur Franz - Dr. Stuart Kelston Jimmy Hunt - David Maclean Leif Erickson - George MacLean Hillary Brooke - Mary MacLean Morris Ankrum - Col. Fielding Max Wagner - Sgt. Rinaldi Janine Perreau - Kathy Wilson John Eldredge - Mr. Turner Bert Freed - Chief Barrows Lock Martin - Mutant Harry Monty - Mutant Max Palmer - Mutant William Phipps Luce Potter - Martian Leader Walter Sande - Sgt. Finley Robert Shayne - Dr. Wilson Milburn Stone - Capt. Roth CREW William Cameron Menzies - Director / Screenwriter / Production Designer Edward L. Alperson, Jr. - Producer John Tucker Battle - Screenwriter Richard Blake - Screenwriter John F. Seitz - Cinematographer Raoul Kraushaar - Composer (Music Score) Arthur Roberts - Editor Boris Leven - Art Director Norma - Costume Designer Gene Hibbs - Makeup Anatole Robbins - Makeup Irving A. Block - Special Effects Jack Cosgrove - Special Effects Howard Lydecker - Special Effects Jack R. Rabin - Special Effects ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRIVIA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Controversy and dispute surrounds the history of the movie. According to recent interviews, John Seitz, the cinematographer, confirmed that the film was planned in great detail to be filmed in 3D but that the last minute it was discovered that no camera was available. Nonetheless, it is claimed that all of the sets were constructed at Republic Studios to be shot in 3D and that the artificial separation of set elements is confirmation of this design intention. Meanwhile, the only documentary evidence for a 3D production is a claimed newspaper advertisement placed by the producers (not the studio) while the film was in pre-production, and no official records are known to exist to throw further light onto the matter. * The special effects department used condoms to create the "bubbles" on the walls of the underground tunnels. * This was actually one of the first science fiction scripts written in the 1950s. The revised version of the script was completed in September 1950. The film wasn't produced until 1952 and released in early 1953. * Among the cost-cutting measures made during filming was the elimination of Cricket, David's dog. The use of animals during filming almost always takes more time, and therefore more money, a luxury that director William Cameron Menzies didn't have. * Richard Deacon's film debut. * In one scene, Dr. Kelston refers to the "Lubbock Lights" and to a "Captain Mantell." These were real life U.F.O. events that created a national wide sensation in their day. The photographs shown by Dr Kelston are actual photographs of the Lubbock Lights that appeared in newspapers and magazines. * According to script supervisor Mary Yerke, director and production designer William Cameron Menzies filled 12 notebooks with charcoal sketches depicting every scene he planned to shoot. Just days before principle photography, all of these storyboard sketches disappeared from the production office. * This film was shot on the new single strip Eastman Color negative. Cinecolor Labs then produced the trailers and release prints in the three color Cinecolor process. When the Cinecolor Labs went bankrupt, the original elements and printing matrices were seized and sold for salvage. * The screenplay was originally optioned by Arthur Gardner and Jules V. Levy. The option expired before they could get a production off the ground. The rights then went to producer Edward L. Alperson, who was Levy's boss at the time. * In August 1957, this film was being shown on a double bill with This Island Earth (1955). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLEASE NOTICE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check you have installed the right codecs, as listed in this .nfo file, before trying to play it. VLC will play this file without having to install any codec. If you don't like the codec(s), container, resolution, file size, languages or any technical aspect on this rip, keep it to yourself and go and do your own. Serious feedback on quality will always be welcome -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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xerberos (2008-09-24)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045917

GoldStandard (2008-09-24)

Hey cool. I saw this in an obscure little cinema back in the 70 when I was just a kid.
For some reason it made an impression on so I remember it to this day. Got to DL this and see if it is as good as I remember. (Usually not, but will be fun to check out anyway)
Many thanks

shuftwo (2008-09-28)

I can't download it!

cruxTT (2008-09-28)

one of the the earliest movies that I can remember making an impression on me- the 'implant' procedure, being swallowed by the sand pit and the texture on the tunnel walls.... now to read they were made from condoms...lol
Thanx for the up repopo!

negativethree (2009-06-11)

Thanks!

Panzerfaust1974 (2009-08-13)

Thanks for this, Repopo!
\m/

aiten19 (2010-03-15)

I was seven years old in 1953 when my mother took me to see this. It was the first film in London I had seen and it scared the hell out of me. Still don't go into sandpits.

Zoticus (2012-11-10)

I love this film. I learned to love it, at least.