25.3.09

it came from outer space (1953)

aka Atomic Monster. Strangers from Outer Space. The Meteor.
"Show yourself! Let me see you as you really are!"
A couple see a meteor crash near their desert home, but when the man investigates he finds it's actually a spaceship. They try to inform the authorities, but no one seems to be interested. I mean would you be if someone came up to you and told you they had seen a space craft? But this changes when people start going missing, then return acting strangely.

A great example of 50's sci-fi on all levels, everything from the score (by an uncredited Henry Mancini), to the pervasive sense of cold war paranoia. Recommended especially if you can get to see it in 3-D.

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