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It Conquered the World

1956 · 71 min

A brisk, black-and-white B-movie that mixes earnest Cold War paranoia with a rubbery monster and pulpy thrills.

Directed by: Roger Corman
Genres: Science fiction, Thriller, Horror
Starring: Lee Van Cleef, Beverly Garland, Peter Graves

Tagline: Every man its prisoner... every woman its slave!
Overview: An alien from Venus tries to take over the world with the help of a disillusioned human scientist, as his wife, his best friend and the friend's wife try to intervene.

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Directed by: Roger Corman
Genres: Science fiction, Thriller, Horror
Starring: Lee Van Cleef, Beverly Garland, Peter Graves

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: power
betrayal
isolation
freedom
morality
Places: small town
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	4
Horror	4
Humour	2
Realism	3
Romance	1
Tension	5
Darkness	6
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: science fiction, thriller, horror
Directed by: Roger Corman
Written by: Lou Rusoff, Charles B. Griffith
Starring: Lee Van Cleef, Beverly Garland, Peter Graves, Sally Fraser, Russ Bender, Jonathan Haze, Dick Miller, Paul Harbor
Music: Ronald Stein
Cinematography: Frederick E. West
Runtime: 71 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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