Red planet mars is a 1952 american science fiction film released by united artists starring peter graves and andrea king. And in its own way, the planets rusty red surface tells a story of destruction. Peter graves and his wife, andrea king have created a. Andrea king wasnt expecting much when she was first handed the script to red planet mars back in 1952. Released on november 10, 2000, it was a critical and commercial failure.
Red planet mars is a fairly obscure science fiction film from 1952. Daughter of a blacklist that killed a father the new. Overview of red planet mars, 1952, directed by harry horner, with peter graves, andrea king, herbert berghof, at turner classic movies. Science fiction film is a film genre that uses science fiction. The setting is 1952, the cold war is in full swing, the korean war is ongoing, and we have contacted mars. The solarpowered vehicle has been in continuous operation for years and serves. Justman at memory alpha references this page is similar in name or subject to other pages. Husbandandwife scientists peter graves, andrea king pick up a pieinthesky tv message supposedly from mars. It tells the story of a scientist, peter graves, who is using a hydrogencooled radio valve, developed by a nazi scientist, in an effort to communicate with mars.
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In this 1952 movie the peter graves character has a sweet widescreen tv over. Some scifi films were visually surreal landscapes or existential masterpiece such as william cameron menzies invaders from mars 1953 or ib melchiors the angry red planet 1959 and jack arnolds magnificent adaptation of richard mathesons the incredible shrinking man 1957. Watch red planet mars full movie in hd visit movie 26241 husbandandwife scientists peter graves, andrea king pick up a piein. After studying the red planet for decades, scientists admit that there is a great possibility that an impact of an asteroid or comet altered the faith of the red planet, compared to earth, mars is full of impact craters but that isnt that strange since mars has a very uncomfortable position in our solar system, right next to the asteroid. Its slightly slow in places and its certainly no the day the earth stood still 1951 or the thing from another world 1951 in terms of classic status. Red planet mars 1952 is a drama, scifi movie starring peter graves and andrea king. Orson welles war of the worlds radio broadcast 1938 complete broadcast. Sep 27, 1992 there were movies like the ponderously mediocre it came from outer space, red planet mars and the woman on pier, all of which will be shown at the festival, along with the anticommunist.
I have attempted to include every film shown on wpixtvs chiller theater between 197182, full movies mostly, but at least trailers where the full movie cannot be found. Its slightly slow in places and its certainly no the day the earth stood still 1951 or the thing from another world 1951 in terms of classic status, but all in all, its a very interesting film none the less. Cold war fears made the 1950s a golden era for paranoid sciencefiction flicks. Red planet mars 1952 approved 1h 27min drama, scifi 15 may 1952 usa an american scientist is able to contact and communicate with mars with shattering political, economic, and spiritual repercussions. Red planet mars 1952 full movie download full hd youtube. Red planet mars 1952 drama, scifi full length film youtube. Up to that point the majority of science fiction films that hollywood produced were nothing more than lowbudget novelties, and serious actors of the day just didnt show interest in them. The red planet mars is a product of a worried hollywood reacting to this persecution. It is based on a 1932 play red planet written by john l. Red planet mars was not, as its title and date of origin suggests, one of those cheesy hollywood bmovies with paper plate flying saucers menacing the good people of.
Buy red planet mars movie posters from movie poster shop. Red planet mars was not, as its title and date of origin suggests, one of those cheesy hollywood bmovies with paper plate flying saucers menacing the good people of earth, it had higher ideals than that. An evil scientist is manipulating messages from the planet mars. But theres certainly no shortage of red scareinspired sciencefiction films, including the profoundly silly 1952 effort red planet mars incidentally, the directorial debut of another artdirectorturneddirector, harry horner, father of composer james horner. With peter graves, andrea king, herbert berghof, walter sande. An american scientist is able to contact and communicate with. Red planet mars 1952 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Incidentally, president truman, during the election campaign of 1948 called this witch hunt a red herring.
See also robert for a complete list of references to clarify differences between these closely named or closely related articles. Considering the premise, its easy to understand why red planet mars received mixed reactions from the critics, ranging from complete bafflement to outright hostility, but the film has been noted for some of its eerily prophetic plot points. Red planet mars movie posters from movie poster shop. Red planet mars 1952 husbandandwife scientists peter graves, andrea king pick up a pieinthesky tv message supposedly from mars. Since 2004, the mars exploration rover opportunity has captured stunning images from the surface of the red planet. Army sniper john carter being transported to mars and becoming involved in a conflict between its inhabitants. Invasion usa 1952 the jungle 1952 jungle jim in the forbidden land 1952 my son the vampire 1952, uk aka vampire over london, or old mother riley meets the vampire radar men from the moon 1952 red planet mars 1952 untamed women 1952 zombies of the stratosphere 1952 1953. Title screens are the initial titles, usually projected at the beginning of a film, and following the logos of the film studio.
Husbandandwife scientists peter graves, andrea king pick up a. Gullivers travels 1977 richard harris complete movie by jondabell. In this 1952 movie the peter graves character has a sweet widescreen tv over his living room fireplace. He made his screen debut in blood on the sun 1945, followed by being a narrator in alice in jungleland 1945.
The boogie man will get you hd 1942 boris karloff and peter lorre rare film noir comedy by johnny west magician. Balderston and john hoare and was directed by art director harry horner in his directorial debut. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. An evil scientist is manipulating messages from the planet mars, so that earth people think an invasion is on the way. Red planet mars 1952 05151952 us science fiction 1h 27m user score. The red planet mars, named for the roman god of war, has long been an omen in the night sky. When a terraforming project on mars goes awry, a rescue mission is sent to fix the system but crashlands on the. Red planet back at the turn of the millenium, when val kilmer was slightly leaner, he costarred in red planet alongside benjamin bratt, tom sizemore and matrix heroine carrieanne moss. One of the most bizarre of 1950s communist fear films in which humanity begins to receive. A thoughtprovoking science fiction tale released toward the beginning of the great scifi boom of the 1950s. Mars pictures of mars, the red planet pictures cbs news. Earths dying, so the crew of adventurers sojourn to mars to find out what went wrong with the terraforming project. Red planet mars 1952 0515 1952 us science fiction 1h 27m user score. During the cold war, the only mars movie that could claim any measure of success was war of the worlds 1953.
There were many such films created during this time period. Trailer editor the end of the trailer some guy shoots a monitor like he was elvis gives away the ending of the movie. Red planet mars began as a play written in 1932 by john l. Telecharger red planet mars film complet en francais vf hd. You can find the complete list of films which were shown on chiller thea. They are often an ignored aspect of films, although they reflect the time period or era of the film, the mood or design of the film, and much more. His other film credits include dead reckoning 1947, red. Life on mars invaders from mars, red planet mars, and. Other productions of the era fell afoul of the curse. House of dracula hd 1945 full universal monsters cult movie wlon chaney, john carradine. An american scientist is able to contact and communicate with mars with shattering political, economic, and spiritual repercussions.
Red planet mars 1952 cast and crew husbandandwife scientists peter graves, andrea king pick up a pieinthesky tv message supposedly from mars. When it does, supposedly in 1952, scientists notice that the huge ice mountains of the poles have been melted into water and channeled to large cities spread across the landscape, proving the existence of life on the red planet. Red planet mars 1952 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Louis, missouri, he began on radio as a narrator and went on to a successful career in movies and on television. Movie title screens scifi creature features of the 1950s. The angry red planet 1959 the rat bat spider puppet monster. There were movies like the ponderously mediocre it came from outer space, red planet mars and the woman on pier, all of which will be shown.