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First Man into Space is a British film of genre Drama directed by Robert Day released in USA on 27 february 1959 with Marshall Thompson
First Man into Space (1959)
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Add to a movie listFirst Man into Space (also known as Satellite of Blood) is an independently made 1959 UK science fiction horror film from Amalgamated Films, directed by Robert Day and produced by John Croydon, Charles F. Vetter and Richard Gordon. The film starred Marshall Thompson, Marla Landi, Bill Edwards and Robert Ayres, and was distributed by MGM. It was developed from a script that had been pitched to and rejected by AIP.
First Man into Space was directly influenced by The Quatermass Xperiment.
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U. S. Navy Cmdr. Charles "Chuck" Prescott (Thompson) is not sure if his brother, Lt. Dan Prescott (Edwards), is the right choice for piloting the rocket powered Y-13 to very high altitude. Capt. Ben Richards (Ayres) of the Air Force Space Command insists that Dan is their best pilot, even though when piloting the Y-12 into the ionosphere, he began experiencing flight difficulties. Upon landing, Dan broke flight regulations by going to see his girlfriend (Landi), rather than immediately filing his flight report. Despite these concerns, Capt. Richards insists that Dan pilot the Y-13 after a thorough check-out and briefing by Dr. Paul von Essen ([Jaffe).Actors
Marshall Thompson
(Cmdr. Charles Ernest Prescott)
Bill Edwards
(Lt. Dan Milton Prescott)
Robert Ayres
(Capt. Ben Richards)
Carl Jaffe
(Dr. Paul von Essen)
Roger Delgado
(Mexican Consul - Ramon de Guerrera)
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