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The Angry Red Planet

1959 · 83 min

A fast-paced, imaginative journey through hostile alien landscapes filled with strange, otherworldly threats.

Directed by
Ib Melchior
Genres
Adventure, Science fiction, Horror
Tagline
Spectacular Adventure Beyond Time and Space
Overview
The first manned flight to Mars returns after having been out of communications since it had arrived on Mars. What would it reveal?

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Directed by
Ib Melchior
Genres
Adventure, Science fiction, Horror
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • exploration
  • science
  • survival
  • technology
  • nature
Places
  • space
  • wilderness
Era
near-future
Audience
teen
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror4
Humour1
Realism2
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Genres
adventure, science fiction, horror
Directed by
Ib Melchior
Written by
Ib Melchior, Sidney W. Pink
Starring
Gerald Mohr, Naura Hayden, Les Tremayne, Jack Kruschen, Paul Hahn, J. Edward McKinley, Tom Daly, Don Lamond
Music
Paul Dunlap
Cinematography
Stanley Cortez
Runtime
83 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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