"An astronaut went up- a "guess-what" came down!"

1965

1h 9m

2.3(49 votes)

Horror

Science Fiction

Overview

A space capsule crash-lands on Earth, and the astronaut aboard disappears. Is there a connection between the missing man and the monster roaming the area?

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Henry Hite

Frank Douglas as a Monster

Phil Morton

Col. Steve Connors

Lois Brooks

Dr. Nora Kramer (unconfirmed)

Rork Stevens

Robert Simons

Peter M. Thompson

Dr. Chris Manning

June Travis

Ruth

George Perry

Aviva Crane

Stranded Motorist

Stu Taylor

Kelly, the truck driver

Creative team

Directed by: Bill Rebane
Herschell Gordon Lewis
Written by: Bill Rebane
Dok Stanford
Produced by: Bill Rebane
Herschell Gordon Lewis

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