The Strange World of Planet X
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The Strange World of Planet X

Man and alien unite to combat the most insidious peril the universe has ever known!

4.7 / 10 1958 1h 15mNR English
HorrorScience Fiction

Storyline

Near a small English village, a scientific team is conducting experiments with magnetic fields, the results of which may have military applications but the intensification of which seem to be connected to UFO reports, a series of murders, an enormous insect egg, and a strange visitor with exceptional scientific knowledge.

Cast & Crew

Forrest Tucker

Forrest Tucker

Gil Graham

Lead
Gaby André

Gaby André

Michele Dupont

Martin Benson

Martin Benson

Smith

Alec Mango

Alec Mango

Dr. Laird

Wyndham Goldie

Wyndham Goldie

Brigadier Cartwright

Hugh Latimer

Hugh Latimer

Jimmy Murray

Dandy Nichols

Dandy Nichols

Mrs. Tucker

Richard Warner

Richard Warner

Insp. Burns

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Gilbert Gunn's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. The Strange World of Planet X is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker