Released:
1957-02-08

Overview:
When the first manned flight to Venus returns to Earth, the rocket crash-lands in the Mediterranean near a small Italian fishing village. The locals manage to save one of the astronauts Colonel Calder, the mission commander. A young boy also recovers what turns out to be a specimen of an alien creature. Growing at a fantastic rate, it manages to escape and eventually threatens the city of Rome.

Director:
Nathan Juran

Runtime:
1h 22min

Genre:
Science Fiction, Horror

• Cast:
• 
  William Hopper
  as
  Colonel Robert Calder
• 
  Joan Taylor
  as
  Marisa Leonardo
• 
  Frank Puglia
  as
  Dr. Leonardo
• 
  John Zaremba
  as
  Dr. Judson
• 
  Thomas Browne Henry
  as
  Maj. Gen. A.D. McIntosh