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Contamination is a italien film of genre Science fiction directed by Luigi Cozzi released in USA on 11 june 1982 with Ian McCulloch
Contamination (1980)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 11 june 1982
Length 1h35
Directed by Luigi Cozzi
OriginItalie
Themes Space adventure films, Medical-themed films, Mars in film, Films about extraterrestrial life, Films about viral outbreaks, Films about extraterrestrial life
Rating51%
Contamination (also known as Alien Contamination, Contamination: Alien on Earth and Toxic Spawn) is a 1980 science fiction-horror film directed by Luigi Cozzi and starring Ian McCulloch. Cozzi also cowrote the screenplay under his pen name Lewis Coates. The soundtrack was composed by Goblin.
Synopsis
A large ship drifts into New York Harbor, seemingly abandoned. The ship is discovered to be carrying large containers of coffee, hidden inside of which are a series of football-sized green eggs. The crew sent in to explore the ghost ship find the mutilated remains of the former crew gathered in one place, and they soon discover the reason why: when disturbed, the green eggs explode, spraying a viscous liquid over everything. The liquid is toxic to living creatures, and causes the body to immediately explode.Actors
Ian McCulloch
(Commander Ian Hubbard)
Louise Marleau
(Colonel Stella Holmes)
Marino Masè
(Lieutenant Tony Aris, NYPD)
Gisela Hahn
(Perla de la Cruz)
Siegfried Rauch
(Hamilton)
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