Invaders from Mars 1953

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Invaders from Mars ★★½ 1953

Young boy cries “martian” in this sci-fi cheapy classic. He can't convince the townspeople of this invasion because they've already been possessed by the alien beings. His parents are zapped by the little green things first, making this per haps an allegory for the missing Eisen hower/Stepford years. Includes previews of coming attractions from classic sciencefiction films. Remade in 1986 by Tobe Hooper. 78m/C VHS, DVD . Helena Carter, Arthur Franz, Jimmy Hunt, Leif Erickson, Hillary Brooke, Morris Ankrum, Lock Martin; D: William Cameron Menzies; W: Richard Blake, John Tucker Battle; C: John Seitz; M: Raoul Kraushaar.

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