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It Conquered the World

  • 1956
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  • 1h 11m
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4.9/10
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It Conquered the World (1956)
A well meaning scientist guides an alien monster to Earth from Venus, so that he can rid mankind of feelings and emotions - but only death and sorrow results.
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A well meaning scientist guides an alien monster to Earth from Venus, so that he can rid mankind of feelings and emotions - but only death and sorrow results.A well meaning scientist guides an alien monster to Earth from Venus, so that he can rid mankind of feelings and emotions - but only death and sorrow results.A well meaning scientist guides an alien monster to Earth from Venus, so that he can rid mankind of feelings and emotions - but only death and sorrow results.

  • Director
    • Roger Corman
  • Writers
    • Lou Rusoff
    • Charles B. Griffith
  • Stars
    • Peter Graves
    • Beverly Garland
    • Lee Van Cleef
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    • IMDb RATING
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    • Director
      • Roger Corman
    • Writers
      • Lou Rusoff
      • Charles B. Griffith
    • Stars
      • Peter Graves
      • Beverly Garland
      • Lee Van Cleef
    • 80User reviews
    • 40Critic reviews
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    Peter Graves
    Peter Graves
    • Dr. Paul Nelson
    Beverly Garland
    Beverly Garland
    • Claire Anderson
    Lee Van Cleef
    Lee Van Cleef
    • Dr. Tom Anderson
    Sally Fraser
    Sally Fraser
    • Joan Nelson
    Russ Bender
    Russ Bender
    • Brig. Gen. James Pattick
    Jonathan Haze
    Jonathan Haze
    • Pvt. Manuel Ortiz
    Dick Miller
    Dick Miller
    • Sgt. Neil
    Taggart Casey
    • Sheriff N.J. Shallert
    Paul Harber
    • Floyd Mason
    Karen Kadler
    • Ellen Peters
    • (as Karyne Kadler)
    Charles B. Griffith
    Charles B. Griffith
    • Dr. Pete Shelton
    • (as Charles Griffith)
    Marshall Bradford
    Marshall Bradford
    • U.S. Secretary Platt
    • (as Marshal Bradford)
    Thomas E. Jackson
    Thomas E. Jackson
    • George Haskell
    • (as Tom Jackson)
    David McMahon
    David McMahon
    • Gen. Carpenter
    Jim Knight
    • Bazooka Soldier
    Paul Blaisdell
    Paul Blaisdell
    • The Monster
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Roger Corman
    • Writers
      • Lou Rusoff
      • Charles B. Griffith
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    • Trivia
      When leading lady Beverly Garland got her first look at the titular monster, her sarcastic remark was, "THAT conquered the world?"
    • Goofs
      The infamous "Sixth Man": The eight-man squad led by Dick Miller and Jonathan Haze goes to the cave and leaves the two-man bazooka team outside. Six men enter the cave, but when they reach the monster's lair, there are only five men. The missing sixth man never reappears.
    • Quotes

      [Dr. Paul Nelson's closing observation about his misguided friend, Dr. Tom Anderson]

      Paul Nelson: He learned almost too late that man is a feeling creature... and because of it, the greatest in the universe. He learned too late for himself that men have to find their own way, to make their own mistakes. There can't be any gift of perfection from outside ourselves. And when men seek such perfection... they find only death... fire... loss... disillusionment... the end of everything that's gone forward. Men have always sought an end to the toil and misery, but it can't be given, it has to be achieved. There is hope, but it has to come from inside, from Man himself.

    • Alternate versions
      Australian DVD released by Siren (which features "Creature From The Haunted Sea" on the same disc) is taken from an old print which for some reason omits nearly every shot of the monster, leaving many scenes near the end totally incomprehensible.
    • Connections
      Featured in How to Make a Monster (1958)

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    5/10

    Silly but fun

    Sci-fi about a creature from Venus coming to Earth. A scientist (Lee van Cleef) gets in touch with it through some machine. He believes the creature wants to bring peace and helps guide it to Earth. Naturally the creature wants to possess and conquer...

    Infamous Roger Corman movie which has one of the silliest aliens ever filmed. It's also pretty stupid, dull in spots and laughable. But the acting is actually good (Peter Graves and Beverly Garland especially) and I DO find the alien at the end just...unbelievable. Also it does have two instances of over the top violence (for its time)--a man is set on fire and the thing gets its eye poked out (this is cut from some non-cable prints).

    Not good but 100 times better than its remake "Zontar the Thing from Venus". And Garland and Graves ARE good. I give it a 5.
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    • Release date
      • July 15, 1956 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Dünya Dehşet İçinde
    • Filming locations
      • Bronson Cave #4, Bronson Canyon, Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA(alien in hiding)
    • Production company
      • Sunset Productions (III)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 11 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1(original ratio)
      • 1.85 : 1

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