Mars Attacks The World

From The Grindhouse Cinema Database

Mars Attacks The World (1938, USA) is a Science Fiction film directed by Ford Beebe and Robert F. Hill.

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Main Details

  • Released on November 7, 1938
  • B&W
  • Running time: 68 minutes
  • Production Co.: Universal Pictures
  • Distribution Co.: Universal Pictures | Filmcraft Productions (1950 re-release)
  • Directed by Ford Beebe and Robert F. Hill
  • Written by Ray Trampe, Norman S. Hall, Wyndham Gittens and Herbert Dalmas (screenplay and archive footage), Alex Raymond (character/archive footage)
  • Starring: Buster Crabbe, Jean Rogers, Charles Middleton

Plot Summary

  • When a deadly Nitron ray strikes Earth, Flash Gordon and his friends travel to Mars to battle Ming the Merciless and his new ally Queen Azura.

Taglines

  • They conquer worlds and destroy planets with atomic power!
  • NOW SEE IT! (original poster)
  • TODAY'S FRONT PAGE STORY TOLD BEFORE YOUR VERY EYES! (original poster)
  • MARTIANS ATTACK! WORLD INVADED! SPACE-GUN INVADERS! MARS DESTROYS EARTH! (original poster)
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