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Flight to Mars is a american film of genre Science fiction directed by Lesley Selander released in USA on 11 november 1951 with Cameron Mitchell
Flight to Mars (1951)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 11 november 1951
Length 1h12
Directed by Lesley Selander
OriginUSA
Themes Space adventure films, Mars in film, Films about extraterrestrial life, Space opera, Films about extraterrestrial life
Rating51%
Flight to Mars is a 1951 American Cinecolor science fiction film, produced by Walter Mirisch for Monogram Pictures, directed by Lesley Selander, and starring Marguerite Chapman, Cameron Mitchell and Arthur Franz.
The story involves the arrival on the Red Planet of an American scientific expedition team, who discover that Mars is inhabited by an underground-dwelling, but dying civilization. While anatomically human, the Martians are suspicious of the Earthmen's motives. A majority of their governing body finally decides to keep their visitors prisoner, never allowing them to return home with the information they have discovered. But the Earthmen have sympathizers among the Martians. Soon a plan is set in motion to smuggle the scientists and their Martian allies aboard the now guarded spaceship and make an escape for Earth.
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The first mission to Mars led by physicist Dr. Lane (John Litel), includes Professor Jackson (Richard Gaines), engineer Jim Barker (Arthur Franz) and his assistant Carol Stadwick (Virginia Huston). Journalist Steve Abbott (Cameron Mitchell) is also on board to cover the expedition. A final interview with the scientific team makes Steve realize that there are grave risks to the mission.Actors
Cameron Mitchell
(Steve Abbott)
Marguerite Chapman
(Alita)
Arthur Franz
(Dr. Jim Barker)
Virginia Huston
(Carol Stafford)
John Litel
(Dr. Lane)
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