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Red Planet Mars is a american film of genre Science fiction directed by Harry Horner released in USA on 15 may 1952 with Peter Graves
Red Planet Mars (1952)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 15 may 1952
Length 1h27
Directed by Harry Horner
OriginUSA
Genres Science fiction
Rating49%
Red Planet Mars is a 1952 science fiction film released by United Artists based on a 1932 play Red Planet written by John L. Balderston and John Hoare. It starred Peter Graves and Andrea King and was directed by art director Harry Horner in his directorial debut.
Synopsis
An American astronomer obtains images of Mars suggesting large-scale environmental changes are occurring at a pace that can only be accomplished by intelligent beings with advanced technology. At the same time a colleague claims to have been contacting Mars by radio, using technology stolen from the Nazis after World War II. He communicates first through an exchange of mathematical concepts, like the value of pi, and then through answers to specific questions about Martian life. The transmissions claim that Mars is a utopia fueled by nuclear power, which has led to great technological advancement and the elimination of scarcity, but that there is no fear of nuclear war.Actors
Peter Graves
(Chris Cronyn)
Andrea King
(Linda Cronyn)
Walter Sande
(Admiral Bill Carey)
Marvin Miller
Herbert Berghof
(Franz Calder)
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