Starring: William Hopper, Joan Taylor, Frank Puglia
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
Production
Morningside Productions, Columbia Pictures
Cast
William Hopper, Joan Taylor, Frank Puglia, John Zaremba, Thomas Browne Henry, Tito Vuolo, Jan Arvan, Arthur Space, Bart Braverman, Don Orlando, George Khoury, Darlene Fields, George Pelling, Jimmy Dime, Sid Cassel, Ray Harryhausen, Noel Drayton, Rollin Moriyama