The Man from Planet X (Blu-ray)
The Weirdest Visitor The Earth Has Ever Seen!
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Blu-ray Details
- Run Time: 1 hours, 11 minutes
- Video: Black & White
- Encoding: Region A
- Released: July 11, 2017
- Originally Released: 1951
- Label: Shout Factory
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Robert Clarke, Margaret Field & William Schallert | |
Performer: | Raymond Bond & Roy Engel | |
Directed by | Edgar G. Ulmer | |
Edited by | Fred Feitshans | |
Screenwriting by | Aubrey Wisberg & Jack Pollexfen | |
Produced by | Jack Pollexfen & Aubrey Wisberg | |
Director of Photography: | John L. Russell |
Entertainment Reviews:
An eerie reminder that a decent script and adept direction can overcome even the lowest of budgets.
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ReelTalk Movie Reviews
Rating: B- --
I bet if Ulmer had a few more days of shooting time we would have seen a lot more action.
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Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Rating: 3/5 --
Capable B horror of the sort that invites nostalgia even in those of us who weren't there.
F5 (Wichita, KS)
Rating: 4/5 --
Classic Ulmer.
San Francisco Examiner
Rating: 3/5 --
Odd, atmospheric, but rather slow Edgar G. Ulmer sci-fi cheapie.
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
Creative, idealistic science fiction film.
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Classic Film and Television
Product Description:
A new planet is sighted in the sky, and it's spinning very close to the Isle of Berrey, Scotland. Professor Elliot (Raymond Bond) and his lovely daughter, Enid (Margaret Fielding) set up headquarters in a remote castle amid Berrey's foggy moors to see what happens. Reporter John Lawrence (Robert Clarke) heads over for the story; he and Enid discover a spaceship and its one inhabitant while they're walking around in the fog after dinner. At first the little "man" seems to be friendly, but when the Professor's evil assistant (William Schallert) abuses him, the creature vanishes and soon after townspeople start disappearing as well. A level-headed constable (Roy Engel) works with Lawrence in getting some answers, but their communication with the mainland gets cut off, and Planet X starts spinning closer and closer.
Lauded low-budget auteur Edgar G. Ulmer directed with his patented mixture of brilliant camerawork and budgetary restraint. His use of miniature work, fog, and painted backdrops is nothing short of genius; this picture does not look like it was shot in eight days for a budget of under $50,000. It's a low-key sci fi classic with an air of mystery that lingers in the mind long after it's over, and it's treasured by science fiction fans, UFOlogists, and Ulmer scholars.
Lauded low-budget auteur Edgar G. Ulmer directed with his patented mixture of brilliant camerawork and budgetary restraint. His use of miniature work, fog, and painted backdrops is nothing short of genius; this picture does not look like it was shot in eight days for a budget of under $50,000. It's a low-key sci fi classic with an air of mystery that lingers in the mind long after it's over, and it's treasured by science fiction fans, UFOlogists, and Ulmer scholars.