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First Man into Space

1959·Science Fiction·1h 17m
7.0
The first pilot to leave Earth's atmosphere lands, then vanishes; but something with a craving for blood prowls the countryside...
Directed by Robert Day
monster
mutant
space travel
rocket
space
b movie
black and white
astronaut
test pilot

Cast

Marshall Thompson
Marshall Thompson
Cmdr. Charles Ernest Prescott
Marla Landi
Marla Landi
Tia Francesca
Bill Edwards
Bill Edwards
Lt. Dan Milton Prescott
Robert Ayres
Robert Ayres
Capt. Ben Richards
Carl Jaffe
Carl Jaffe
Dr. Paul von Essen
Bill Nagy
Bill Nagy
Police Chief Wilson
Roger Delgado
Roger Delgado
Mexican Consul - Ramon de Guerrera
John McLaren
John McLaren
State Dept. Official, Harold Atkins
John Fabian
John Fabian
Ratings Control Room

Crew

Robert Day
Robert Day
Director

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_.georgievvvv._
_.georgievvvv._
First Man into Space
Genially one of the worst thing I have ever seen
Genially one of the worst thing I have ever seen
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Anthony Muschiatti
Anthony Muschiatti
First Man into Space
Kinda just boring and generic. Why is this in the criterion collection? 

CC 16/52
Kinda just boring and generic. Why is this in the criterion collection? 

CC 16/52
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cici
cici
First Man into Space
this is what happened with buzz aldrin except it rotted his politics instead
this is what happened with buzz aldrin except it rotted his politics instead
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Nick Gates
Nick Gates
First Man into Space
Sub-90-minute movies usually fly by but even at a brisk 77 minutes, this grinds along. There are some cool parts here and there but they’re quite few and far between. The monster design was kinda cool even if only used sparingly until the last 20-or-so minutes. I also liked all the space shots. There’s something about how flying planes look in old movies that I love (e.g. Dr. Strangelove). Interesting take on man v. science - and an early one at that - but other than that, there’s not much here.
Sub-90-minute movies usually fly by but even at a brisk 77 minutes, this grinds along. There are some cool parts here and there but they’re quite few and far between. The monster design was kinda cool even if only used sparingly until the last 20-or-so minutes. I also liked all the space shots. There’s something about how flying planes look in old movies that I love (e.g. Dr. Strangelove). Interesting take on man v. science - and an early one at that - but other than that, there’s not much here.
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Fern
Fern
First Man into Space
This movie was actually really fun! I enjoyed this a lot but, some parts were a bit dry. 

You know i love 50’s sci fi

Whoever put together the mask that dan wore, did a very good job. I liked the way his distorted face looked
This movie was actually really fun! I enjoyed this a lot but, some parts were a bit dry. 

You know i love 50’s sci fi

Whoever put together the mask that dan wore, did a very good job. I liked the way his distorted face looked
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