First Man into Space

A black-and-white B-movie that mixes space-age ambition with a tragic monster, feeling eerie and slightly sad.

Directed by

Robert Day

Genres

Science fiction, Horror, Drama

Starring

Marshall Thompson, Marla Landi, Bill Edwards

Tagline

The picture that leaps ahead of the headlines!

Overview

The first pilot to leave Earth's atmosphere lands, then vanishes; but something with a craving for blood prowls the countryside...

How it feels

Eerie, melancholic, tense and dark. Brisk and easy to follow.

About

Ambition, isolation, family, science

Content

Mild violence and gore. No sexual content or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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