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The Man from Planet X
Why this pick
A spare, atmospheric encounter with a strange humanoid visitor, built around uncertainty over whether the alien is vulnerable, hostile, or misunderstood.
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MOVIE1959 1h 12m USA
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Why this pick
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
After being tracked at 180,000 mph inside the Earth's atmosphere, a white, spherical object lands in the California desert, accompanied by a strange semi-transparent man-shaped humanoid figure. He appears friendly, but is he really?
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Bruce Bennett
Dr. Karl Sorenson
Angela Greene
Kathy Grant
Paul Langton
Col. Matthews
Scotty Morrow
Ken Grant
Lyn Osborn
Sgt. Gray
Walter Maslow
Dr. "Rich" Richie
Herbert Lytton
Gen. Knowland
Alan Wells
Sergeant