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The Bamboo Saucer

1968 · 103 min

A creaky but earnest Cold War adventure that feels like a vintage pulp serial, with wooden dialogue and charmingly dated effects.

Tagline
To Control Its Power Is To Rule The World
Overview
A flying saucer hidden in a Red Chinese peasant village is sought by teams from the United States and U.S.S.R. On finding it, they band together to explore the saucer and take a trip into space.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • conspiracy
  • survival
  • war
  • technology
  • colonialism
Places
  • countryside
  • space
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour3
Realism5
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
science fiction
Directed by
Frank Telford
Written by
Frank Telford
Starring
Dan Duryea, John Ericson, Lois Nettleton, Bob Hastings, Vincent Beck, Bernard Fox, Robert Dane, Rico Cattani
Music
Edward Paul, Raoul Kraushaar
Cinematography
Hal Mohr
Runtime
103 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
Russian, Mandarin, English

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