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The Earth Dies Screaming

Play trailer Poster for The Earth Dies Screaming Released Oct 14, 1964 1h 2m Sci-Fi Play Trailer Watchlist
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An astronaut (Willard Parker) returns from a test flight to find England overtaken by alien-controlled robots which turn corpses into zombies.
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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Never seems anything more than absurd. Rated: C+ Jun 30, 2022 Full Review Paul Mount Starburst Running for little over an hour, The Earth Dies Screaming moves at a fair old clip and it certainly doesn't hang about. Rated: 8/10 Jan 26, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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Russ G This must have been released with multiple titles, because about one minute in I recognized the scene of the empty English village, but in the cut I saw a while back the opening scene was of a test pilot flying a jet. That was all stock footage and it's missing from the film I just clicked on. So, I'll recap my review of the other cut: cheesy low budget with unconvincing "special" effects that aren't even special by 1960's standards, a lousy script, and poor acting. If you've got an hour to kill, consider it dead and buried. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 08/03/25 Full Review OldFan m An engaging cheezy production that is suspenseful, if you let it. A few script gaps but worth a watch. Not complicated or full of meaningful messages, just an early sci-fi made on a low budget with a simple story. If they'd had the money it could have been fleshed out to be more robust with a richer storyline. I enjoyed it, a refreshing break from our complicated world while just maybe being given a pause to think if we really appreciate it. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/02/25 Full Review nick s Starts with a bang but quickly fizzles. The budget is low and it shows in the limited sets and effects. The unarmed robots move at a snails pace, as do the human zombies, and neither look particularly alert. The story kind of meanders as if the writer didn't know where to go with it. But at least the pacing was good. Some of the acting was fine too which makes it watchable. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 11/15/24 Full Review Lynton A I thought this was a fun interesting British movie of the period, enjoyed worth a look. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/04/23 Full Review Audience Member Only one hour long? Could have sworn was days longer. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review delysid d Not very frightened by this film but I enjoyed it Rated 3 out of 5 stars 04/26/17 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis An astronaut (Willard Parker) returns from a test flight to find England overtaken by alien-controlled robots which turn corpses into zombies.
Director
Terence Fisher
Producer
Jack Parsons
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Production Co
Lippert Films
Genre
Sci-Fi
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 14, 1964, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 18, 2012
Runtime
1h 2m
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