Summary
Mars Attacks the World is an American science-fiction film first released in 1938,
directed by Ford Beebe and Robert F. Hill.
The film stars Buster Crabbe, Jean Rogers, Charles Middleton, Frank Shannon and Donald Kerr.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Ford Beebe, Robert F. Hill
- Script: Ray Trampe, Norman S. Hall, Wyndham Gittens, Herbert Dalmas, Alex Raymond
- Photo: Jerome Ash
- Cast: Buster Crabbe (Flash Gordon), Jean Rogers (Dale Arden), Charles Middleton (Ming the Merciless), Frank Shannon (Dr. Alexis Zarkov), Donald Kerr (’Happy’ Hapgood), Richard Alexander (Prince Barin), Beatrice Roberts (Azura, Queen of Mars), Wheeler Oakman (Tarnak), C. Montague Shaw (The Clay King), Kenne Duncan (The Martian Airfield Captain), Kane Richmond (Talgon’s Brother – a Martian Captain), Hooper Atchley (Professor Dunard), James Blaine (Professor Ritcher), Edwin Stanley (Gen. Rankin), Ray Turner (Zarkov’s Butler)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 68 min; B&W
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