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RUNTIME
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80 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
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Shirley Thompson Versus the Aliens
1972 1h 20m EN
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6.3
MID
★6.3TMDB · 7
Science Fiction
Synopsis
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A group of aliens plans to invade Australia as a means of taking over the Earth. In order to communicate with the people of Earth, they bring a statue of the long-dead Duke of Edinburgh to life.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Jane Harders
Shirley Thompson
June Collis
Matron
Tim Elliott
Georges Talbot
Marion Johns
Rita
John Llewellyn
Reg
Marie Nicholas
Narelle Thompson
Helmut Bakaitis
Harold
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Jim Sharman
- Countries
- Australia
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The take
Jim Sharman directs. David Sanderson behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Australia.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 180 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
- 254 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Directed by Jim Sharman, shot by David Sanderson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Jane Harders and June Collis and Tim Elliott carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt0069262 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- David Sanderson
- Runtime
- 80 min · 1h 20m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Jim Sharman
Key crew
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1972-01-02
