War of the Planets

War of the Planets aka Battle of the Stars (1977, Italy) is an Italian Sci-Fi movie by Alfonso Brescia, clearly a rip-off of Star Wars.

Main Details

• Released in 1977
• Color
• Running time: 95 minutes
• Production Co: Nais Film
• Distribution Co: Cinematografie Internazionali Associate
• Directed by Alfonso Brescia
• Starring: John Richardson, Yanti Sommer
• Produced by Luigi Alessi
• Screenplay by Alfonso Brescia, Aldo Crudo, Massimo Lo Jacono, Giacomo Mazzocchi
• Starring John Richardson, Yanti Somer, Gaetano Balestrieri, Nicolas Barthe, Aldo Canti
• Narrated by Arduino Sacco
• Music by Marcello Giombini
• Cinematography by Silvio Fraschetti
• Edited by Larry Marinelli, Carlo Reali

Also Known As

• Year Zero: War In Space
• Cosmo 2000
• Cosmo: Planet Without a Name

Trivia

• Considered to be a remake of Planet of The Vampires