This Island Earth (1955)

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2½ Years in the Making!

Aliens have landed and are hiding on Earth, but need Earth’s scientists to help them fight an inter-planetary war.

• Released: 1955-06-10
• Genres: Science Fiction, Adventure, Horror
• Runtime: 1h 25m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.0/10 from 240 votes

Directed by Joseph M. Newman, Jack Arnold.

Top cast

• Rex Reason as Dr. Cal Meacham
• Faith Domergue as Dr. Ruth Adams
• Jeff Morrow as Exeter
• Lance Fuller as Brack
• Robert Nichols as Joe Wilson
• Russell Johnson as Steve Carlson
• Douglas Spencer as The Monitor of Metaluna
• Karl Ludwig Lindt as Dr. Adolph Engelborg
• Regis Parton as Mutant (uncredited)
• Richard Deacon as Pilot (uncredited)

Full cast & crew

Where to watch This Island Earth

• United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: buy on Sky Store

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