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Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet (1965)
Directed by Curtis Harrington
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In 2020, after the colonization of the moon, the spaceships Vega, Sirius and Capella are launched from Lunar Station 7. They are to explore Venus under the command of Professor Hartman, but an asteroid collides and explodes Capella. The leader ship Vega stays orbiting and sends the astronauts Kern and Sherman with the robot John to the surface of Venus, but they have problems with communication with Dr. Marsha Evans in Vega. The Sirius lands in Venus and Commander Brendan Lockhart, Andre Ferneau and Hans Walter explore the planet and are attacked by prehistoric animals. They use a vehicle to seek Kern and Sherman while collecting samples from the planet. Meanwhile John helps the two cosmonauts to survive in the hostile land.
Length 78 minutes
Actors
Basil Rathbone | Faith Domergue | John Bix | Gennadi Vernov | Georgi Zhzhyonov | Georgiy Teykh | Vladimir Yemelyanov | Yuriy Sarantsev | Marc Shannon | Christopher Brand | Lewis Keane
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/22/2019 | TV | Streaming | Video on Demand | 4 stars |
| (Average) 4 stars |
Viewing Notes
Pretty goofy yet totally 1960s B-movie sci-fi adventure flick with Basil Rathbone as the stay-at-home scientist. I actually own this on DVD but decided to spin it up when it came up on recommended films (from watching other Rathbone flicks). Altho I’m not sure the cheapo DVD I have doesn’t have a better transfer (it’s probably the same crummy one as this one on Prime).
Not sure if this has ever screened at B-Fest but it’s an ideal movie for it. Short and silly yet entirely earnest.
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