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First Man into Space

Robert Day

 
Monsters and Madmen (Criterion DVD)

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  • United States
  • 1959
  • 77 minutes
  • Black and White
  • 1.33:1
  • English
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  • Spine #365

SYNOPSIS: In this interstellar cautionary tale, brash U.S. Navy test pilot Dan Prescott, hungry for fame, rockets himself beyond Earth’s atmosphere, only to become encrusted with cosmic dust and return a blood-drinking monster.

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Cast

Commander Charles Prescott Marshall Thompson
Tia Francesca Marla Landi
Captain Ben Richards Robert Ayers
Assistant Chief Wilson Bill Nagy
Cr. Paul Von Essen Carl Jaffe
Lieutenant Dan Prescott Bill Edwards
Ramon DeGareara Roger Delgado
Harold Atkins John McLaren

Credits

DirectorRobert Day
ProducerJohn Croydon and Charles Vetter Jr.
Executive producerRichard Gordon
ScreenplayJohn C. Cooper and Lance Z. Hargreaves
Original storyWyott Ordung
CinematographyGeoffrey Faithfull
MusicBuxton Orr
EditingPeter Mayhew
Electronic effects bySound Drama

Disc Features

  • New, restored high-definition digital transfer
  • Audio commentary by producer Richard Gordon and writer Tom Weaver
  • New video interviews with director Robert Day and costar Marla Landi
  • Original theatrical trailers and radio spots
  • Stills galleries featuring production and publicity photographs
  • Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
  • PLUS: A booklet featuring new essays by Bruce Eder and Michael Lennick

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Film Essays

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By Michael LennickJanuary 22, 2007

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