Earth vs. the Flying Saucers

Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Fred F. Sears
Written by	Curt Siodmak; George Worthing Yates; Bernard Gordon as Raymond T. Marcus
Based on	Flying Saucers from Outer Space; 1953 book; by Donald Keyhoe
Produced by	Charles H. Schneer; Sam Katzman (executive)
Starring	Hugh Marlowe; Joan Taylor
Cinematography	Fred Jackman. Jr.
Edited by	Danny B. Landres
Music by	Mischa Bakaleinikoff (uncredited)
Color process	Black and white
Production; company	Clover Productions
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	June 13, 1956 (Los Angeles);
Running time	84 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$1,250,000 (US rentals)

Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956) by Fred F. Sears, trailer

Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (a.k.a. Invasion of the Flying Saucers and Flying Saucers from Outer Space)^[3] is a 1956 American science fiction film from Columbia Pictures. It was produced by Charles H. Schneer, directed by Fred F. Sears, and stars Hugh Marlowe and Joan Taylor. The stop-motion animation special effects were created by Ray Harryhausen. The storyline was suggested by the bestselling 1953 non-fiction book Flying Saucers from Outer Space by Maj. Donald Keyhoe.^[4] The film was released as a double feature with The Werewolf.^[5]

^ "Saucers Fly on Screens". Los Angeles Times: B10. June 14, 1956. ... in a little over five minutes last night at the opening of this Columbia film...
^ "The Top Box-Office Hits of 1956." Variety Weekly, January 2, 1957.
^ "Earth vs. the Flying Saucers AKA Invasion of the Flying Saucers." moria.co. Retrieved: January 6, 2015.
^ Jacobs 2008, pp. 11–16.
^ McGee, Mark Thomas; Robertson, R.J. (2013). "You Won't Believe Your Eyes". Bear Manor Media. ISBN 978-1-59393-273-2. Page 254