This Island Earth is a 1955 science fiction in colour, directed by Joseph M. Newman and Jack Arnold. The cast includes Jeff Morrow, Faith Domergue and Rex Reason. This film is based on the novel of the same title by Raymond F. Jones.
An engineer named Dr. Cal Meacham experienced a strange event while flying his plane, and then is given unusual vials of formula that generates a lot of energy. He's contacted by an unknown source, offered a manual book with instructions on building a fantastic looking television set, advanced and alien in design. Soon it's made clear that an actual alien organised it.
There are two different species of aliens in this film, including the white haired humanoids and the brutish big headed mutants. The scenes at the secret facility, then on the alien home world, was fantastic and looked super gorgeous. It took about two years making this but it was so expensive that they later scrapped a sequel. This is one of those films that I'd love to see a remake of. I give this film a stunning 9/10.
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