The Earth Dies Screaming

"They came from the heavens... and sent the world into hell!"

1964 1h 2m EN

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6.3

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★6.3TMDB · 62

HorrorScience Fiction

Synopsis

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A crack test pilot lands to find the planet has been devastated by unknown forces. There are a few survivors, so he organizes them in a plan to ward off control by a group of killer robots.

“They came from the heavens... and sent the world into hell!”

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Cast

Willard Parker
Jeff Nolan
Virginia Field
Peggy
Dennis Price
Quinn Taggart
Thorley Walters
Edgar Otis
Vanda Godsell
Violet Courtland
David Spenser
Mel
Anna Palk
Lorna

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Terence Fisher
Writers: Harry Spalding
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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Tight 62-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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62 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Terence Fisher, shot by Arthur Lavis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Elisabeth Lutyens. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Willard Parker and Virginia Field and Dennis Price carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "They came from the heavens... and sent the world into hell!".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0058050 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Terence Fisher directs. Arthur Lavis behind the camera. Elisabeth Lutyens scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 62-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
262 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Terence Fisher, shot by Arthur Lavis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Elisabeth Lutyens. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Willard Parker and Virginia Field and Dennis Price carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "They came from the heavens... and sent the world into hell!".
8IMDB entry: tt0058050 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 62 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.