Science Fiction · Thriller
The Man from Planet X
The WEIRDEST Visitor the Earth has ever seen!
While watching for a planet that may collide with earth, scientists stationed in Scotland are approached by a visitor from outer space.
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Top Cast
Robert Clarke
John Lawrence
Margaret Field
Enid Elliot
Raymond Bond
Prof. Elliot
William Schallert
Dr. Mears
Roy Engel
Tommy the Constable
David Ormont
Inspector Porter
Gilbert Fallman
Dr. Robert Blane
Pat Goldin
The Man from Planet X
Directed by
Edgar G. Ulmer
Production
Reviews
John Chard
7/105/24/2015
Knowledge would only bring more fear in a world already filled with it. A planet is orbiting dangerously close to planet Earth and a mysterious spaceship has landed on the Scottish Moors... Friend or Foe? Breaking it down you find that The Man from Planet X is a standard sci-fi movie that would often be bettered the longer the 1950s boom of sci-fi films continued. However, this is in no way a bad thing given the guile and craft that went into making it a picture of worth. Edgar G. Ulmer and his crew are armed with a $100 budget (exageration of course, but you understand I'm sure) and almost make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. Working with old sets that were used on Joan of Arc (1948), the pic is a lesson in low budget film making of note. Ulmer brings a plethora of fog and mi
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