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title: 'Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Ray Harryhausen'
released: '1956-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 83
genres:
  - 'Science Fiction'
countries:
  - 'Soviet Union'
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'France'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/earth-vs-the-flying-saucers-1956'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049169/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956)

1956 · 83 min · Science Fiction · Soviet Union, United Kingdom, France, United States


## Synopsis

Earth vs. the Flying Saucers is a 1956 American science-fiction film from Columbia Pictures. It was produced by Charles H. Schneer, directed by Fred F. Sears, and stars Hugh Marlowe and Joan Taylor. The stop-motion animation special effects were created by Ray Harryhausen. The storyline was suggested by the bestselling 1953 nonfiction book Flying Saucers from Outer Space by Maj. Donald Keyhoe. The film was released as a double feature with The Werewolf.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Ray Harryhausen](https://cinepixo.com/people/ray-harryhausen), [Fred F. Sears](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-f-sears)
- **Screenplay:** [Curt Siodmak](https://cinepixo.com/people/curt-siodmak)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Mischa Bakaleinikoff](https://cinepixo.com/people/mischa-bakaleinikoff)
- **Producer:** [Charles H. Schneer](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-h-schneer), [Sam Katzman](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-katzman)

## Cast

- [Morris Ankrum](https://cinepixo.com/people/morris-ankrum)
- [Hugh Marlowe](https://cinepixo.com/people/hugh-marlowe)
- [Joan Taylor](https://cinepixo.com/people/joan-taylor)
- [John Zaremba](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-zaremba)
- [Larry J. Blake](https://cinepixo.com/people/larry-j-blake)
- [Donald Curtis](https://cinepixo.com/people/donald-curtis)
- [Frank Wilcox](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-wilcox)
- [Grandon Rhodes](https://cinepixo.com/people/grandon-rhodes)

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