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The First Men in the Moon (1919)
Directed by Bruce Gordon, Bruce Gordon
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction
Themes Space adventure films, Sur la Lune, Films based on science fiction novels, Space opera, Sur la Lune
Actors Bruce Gordon, Heather Thatcher, Bruce Gordon, Hector Abbas
The synopsis from The Bioscope trade paper of 5 June 1919 reads as follows:
The Horror of Frankenstein (1970)
, 1h35Directed by Jimmy Sangster
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Fantastic, Horror
Themes Films about computing, Films based on science fiction novels, Frankenstein films, Cyberpunk films
Actors Ralph Bates, Kate O'Mara, Veronica Carlson, David Prowse, Dennis Price, Jon Finch
Victor Frankenstein, a cold, arrogant and womanizing genius, is angry when his father forbids him to continue his anatomy experiments. He ruthlessly murders his father by sabotaging the old man's shotgun, consequently inheriting the title of Baron von Frankenstein and the family fortune. He uses the money to enter medical school in Vienna, but is forced to return home when he impregnates the daughter of the Dean.
Island of Lost Souls (1932)
, 1h10Directed by Erle C. Kenton
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantastic, Adventure, Horror
Themes Films about computing, Seafaring films, Transport films, Films based on science fiction novels, Cyberpunk films
Actors Charles Laughton, Richard Arlen, Leila Hyams, Bela Lugosi, Kathleen Burke, Stanley Fields
Shipwrecked traveler Edward Parker (Richard Arlen) is rescued by a freighter delivering animals to an isolated South Seas island owned by Dr. Moreau (Charles Laughton). When Parker objects to the freighter's captain (Stanley Fields) mistreating M'ling (Tetsu Komai), an odd-looking passenger, the captain tosses Parker overboard into Montgomery (Arthur Hohl) and Moreau's boat.
The Man with a Broken Ear (1935)
, 1h15Directed by Robert Boudrioz
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Films based on science fiction novels, Comedy science fiction films
Actors Thomy Bourdelle, Alice Tissot, Jacqueline Daix, Jim Gerald, Gustave Hamilton, Boris de Fast
Mysterious Island (1951)
Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Pirate films, Films based on science fiction novels, Political films
Actors Richard Crane, Marshall Reed, Gene Roth, Leonard Penn, Rusty Wescoatt, Bernie Hamilton
During the siege of Richmond, Virginia, in the American Civil War, POW Capt. Cyrus Harding escapes from his Confederate captors in a rather unusual way – by hijacking an observation balloon. In his escape, Harding is accompanied by sailor Pencroft, his nephew Bert, writer Gideon, loyal soldier Neb, and a dog. A hurricane blows the balloon off course, and the group eventually crash-lands on a cliff-bound, volcanic, uncharted (and fictitious) island, located in the South Pacific, with very unusual inhabitants. They name it "Lincoln Island" in honour of American President Abraham Lincoln.
Night of the Lepus (1972)
, 1h28Directed by William F. Claxton
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Films based on science fiction novels, Natural horror films, Giant monster films, Disaster films
Actors Stuart Whitman, Janet Leigh, Rory Calhoun, DeForest Kelley, Paul Fix, Melanie Fullerton
Rancher Cole Hillman (Rory Calhoun) seeks the help of college president Elgin Clark (DeForest Kelley) to combat thousands of rabbits that have invaded the area after their natural predators, coyotes, were killed off. Elgin asks for the assistance of researchers Roy (Stuart Whitman) and Gerry Bennett (Janet Leigh) because they respect Cole's wish to avoid using cyanide to poison the rabbits. Roy proposes using hormones to disrupt the rabbits' breeding cycle and takes some rabbits for experimentation. One is injected with a new serum believed to cause birth defects. However, the Bennett's daughter Amanda (Melanie Fullerton) loves the injected rabbit, so she switches it with one from the control group. Amanda is then given the injected rabbit as a pet, but it soon escapes.
Fantastic Planet (1973)
, 1h12Directed by René Laloux
Origin France
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Adventure, Animation
Themes Space adventure films, Monde imaginaire, Sur une planète fictive, Films based on science fiction novels, Films set in the future, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors Dick Elliott, Éric Baugin, Alain Goraguer, Jean Topart, Jean Valmont, Yves Barsacq
In the distant future, the gargantuan blue humanoid Draags have brought human beings (who are called Oms as a play on the French word for "man", Homme) from Earth to the planet Ygam, where they maintain a technologically and spiritually advanced society. They consider them animals, and while some Oms are kept as pets by Draags, others live in the strange wilderness and are periodically slaughtered by the Draags who wish to keep their population controlled. Draags have much longer lifespans than Oms, but reproduce much less.
, 1h39Directed by Terence Fisher
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Fantastic, Horror
Themes Films about computing, Films based on science fiction novels, Frankenstein films, Cyberpunk films
Actors Peter Cushing, David Prowse, Shane Briant, Madeline Smith, John Stratton, Patrick Troughton
Baron Victor Frankenstein (Cushing) is housed at an insane asylum where he has been made a surgeon at the asylum, and has a number of privileges, as he holds secret information on Adolf Klauss, the asylum's corrupt and perverted director (John Stratton). The Baron, under the alias of Dr. Carl Victor, uses his position to continue his experiments in the creation of man.
Donovan's Brain (1953)
, 1h23Directed by Felix E. Feist
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Horror
Themes Films based on science fiction novels
Actors Lew Ayres, Gene Evans, Steve Brodie, Tom Powers, James Anderson, Victor Sutherland
Dr. Patrick Cory and his wife Janice live in a mountain retreat where Cory attempts to keep a monkey's brain alive after having been removed from the monkey's skull.
Four Sided Triangle (1953)
, 1h21Directed by Terence Fisher
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Romance
Themes Films based on science fiction novels
Actors Barbara Payton, Glyn Dearman, James Hayter, John Van Eyssen, Percy Marmont, Seán Barrett
Dr. Harvey, a rural physician, breaks the fourth wall to relate an unusual occurrence that happened in his village. The bulk of the story is told in flashback.
1984 (1956)
, 1h30Directed by Michael Anderson
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Science fiction
Themes Politique, Films about the labor movement, Films based on science fiction novels, Films set in the future, Political films, Dystopian films
Actors Edmond O'Brien, Michael Redgrave, Jan Sterling, Donald Pleasence, John Vernon, David Kossoff
Dans le monde futur de 1984, (le film sort en 1956), le monde est sous la coupe d'un dictateur omniprésent, représentée par la figure de Big Brother. Winston Smith, un simple fonctionnaire du Ministère de la Vérité, se rebelle, entraîné par Julia. Il sera finalement arrêté et sous la torture, livrera son amante.
Frankenstein: Italian Style (1975)
, 1h35Directed by Armando Crispino
Origin Italie
Genres Erotic, Comedy, Horror
Themes Films about computing, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Sexploitation films, Films based on science fiction novels, Comedy science fiction films, Frankenstein films, Comedy horror films, Cyberpunk films
Actors Aldo Maccione, Gianrico Tedeschi, Jenny Tamburi, Lorenza Guerrieri, Anna Mazzamauro, Ninetto Davoli
Dr. Victor Frankenstein creates a monster to show his scientific theories, but soon leaves him. So the scientist tries to rebuild his live getting married with Janet, and retires to his castle with Igor. However the monster goes back to haunt Frankenstein, and so Victor finds out that the monster has ferocious sexual orientation to Janet. Frankenstein then calls the servant Igor to readjust the monster, but also Igor takes advantage of Janet...
The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)
, 1h59Directed by Nicolas Roeg
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Science fiction
Themes Films about alcoholism, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Films based on science fiction novels, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors David Bowie, Rip Torn, Candy Clark, Buck Henry, Bernie Casey, Claudia Jennings
Thomas Jerome Newton is a humanoid alien who comes to Earth from a distant planet on a mission to take water back to his home planet, which is experiencing a catastrophic drought.
, 1h15Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Horror
Themes Films based on science fiction novels, Giant monster films, Disaster films
Actors Alec Mango, Forrest Tucker, Martin Benson, Gaby Andreu, Wyndham Goldie, Dandy Nichols
A monomaniacal scientist, Dr. Laird (played by Alec Mango), has invented ultra-sensitive magnetic fields, which attracts objects from space. Strange things begin happening, including a freak storm, and insects and spiders mutate into giant monsters. An alien spaceship appears over London and mankind is warned against the dangers of this scientific experiment.
The People That Time Forgot (1977)
, 1h30Directed by Kevin Connor
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantasy, Adventure
Themes Films about animals, Dinosaur films, La préhistoire, Films based on science fiction novels, Animaux préhistoriques
Actors Patrick Wayne, Doug McClure, Sarah Douglas, Dana Gillespie, Thorley Walters, Shane Rimmer
Major Ben McBride (Patrick Wayne) organises a mission to the Antarctic wastes to search for his friend Bowen Tyler (Doug McClure) who has been missing in the region for several years. A British naval survey ship takes them to Caprona. McBride's party: the paleontologist Norfolk (Thorley Walters), gunner and mechanic Hogan (Shane Rimmer) and photographer Lady Charlotte 'Charlie' Cunningham (Sarah Douglas) fly over the mountain wall of Caprona in an amphibious aircraft, but are attacked by a pterodactyl and forced down. They find themselves in a world populated by primitive warriors and terrifying prehistoric creatures, all of whom they must evade in order to get back safely to their ship. They meet a cave-girl, Ajor (Dana Gillespie), who can speak English (she was taught by Tyler); she leads them to the land of a race of samurai-like warriors called the Nargas, who are keeping Tyler prisoner. When the volcano that the Nargas worship erupts, they must escape the cataclysm engulfing the land. Tyler sacrifices himself to cover their retreat.