War of the Planets (1966 film)

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War of the Planets
Italian theatrical release poster
Directed by	Antonio Margheriti
Screenplay by	Renato Moretti Ivan Reiner
Produced by	Joseph Fryd Antonio Margheriti
Starring	Tony Russel Lisa Gastoni Franco Nero Charles Justin Enzo Fiermonte Linda Sini
Cinematography	Riccardo Pallottini
Edited by	Otello Colangeli
Music by	A.F. Lavagnino
Production companies	Mercury Film International Southern Cross Films
Distributed by	Unidis (Italy) Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (US)
Release date	4 June 1966 (1966-06-04) (Italy)
Running time	105 minutes
Country	Italy
Languages	Italian English

War of the Planets (Italian: I Diafanoidi Vengono da Marte, lit. 'The Diaphanoids Come From Mars' is a 1966 Italian science fiction film, produced by Joseph Fryd and Antonio Margheriti, directed by Margheriti, that stars Tony Russel and Lisa Gastoni (Russel's name is misspelled in the opening credits as "Tony Russell"). The film was released theatrically in 1966 throughout Europe. Its storyline and screenplay were written by Ivan Reiner and Renato Moretti.

This is the second film in the Gamma-One series and follows Wild, Wild Planet (a.k.a. I Criminali della Galassia ("Criminals of the Galaxy")) and precedes War Between the Planets (a.k.a. Il Pianeta Errante ("Planet on the Prowl")) and Snow Devils (a.k.a. La Morte Viene dal Pianeta Aytin ("Death Comes From The Planet Aytin")).