Battle of the Worlds (1961 Sci-Fi) An armed meteor is sent to destroy Earth...
From the height of the Italian sci-fi craze comes this creepy thriller about a runaway asteroid dubbed "The Outsider." Scientists are puzzled as it begins orbiting the Earth before intentions are made clear with an unleashed fleet of lethal flying saucers! This space-faring thriller comes to you from the Italian genre master known for his “willingness to embrace what others might dismiss as kinda trashy,” Amtonio Margheriti. – (San Francisco Bay Guardian.) Original title: Il Pianeta degli uomini spenti (1961) Alternative title: Battle of the Worlds Director: Antonio Margheriti (credited as Anthony Dawson) DOP: Marcello Masciocchi Writers: Ennio De Concini (as Vassilij Petrov) Main cast: Claude Rains - Professor Benson Bill Carter - Commander Robert Cole Umberto Orsini - Dr. Fred Steele Maya Brent - Eve Barnett Genres: Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller Release date: 1961 (Italy), March 1963 (USA) Filming location: Italy
