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Conquest of Space
from Paramount
starring Walter Brooke, Eric Fleming, Mickey Shaughnessy, Phil Foster, William Redfield
directed by Byron Haskin

Features:

• Color
• DVD-Video
• Widescreen
• NTSC

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

• Sci-Fi
  When I was a kid they used to run Sci-Fi and horror movies on Saturday mornings. Some were truly excellent such as The Thing, or The Day The Earth Stood Still. Other times, they were frankly pretty cheesy. Still, when your a kid that's part of their charm. The special effects here weren't half bad for it's day. I think that this film should be in every serious sci-fi buffs collection. Speaking of cult classics, here's a hot tip: Amazon has "An Occurence At Owl Creek Bridge"!! You haven't seen it? It's the... more info

• Conquest of Space
  Seller gave me very good, very prompt and efficient service -- thank you!! The movie's dated but still a lot of fun, rating AAA++++.

• Another great 50s classic
  I can only second what others have already said about this 50s classic. Fifty years later, the special effects still hold up. The space station, spaceships, spacesuits, and other futuristic technology were beautifully realized. The scenes of the classic hub and spoke space station, a staple of the period, is truly impressive against the starry backdrop and is as good as any Chesley Bonestell painting. After watching scenes like the space walks one can only assume that it influenced many later, more famous... more info

• How far is too far
  Absolutely priceless sci fi / documentary of all the available knowledge on space travel 1955, including smoking in space, a fantastic chase scene with an asteroid and priceless dialogue.
  If you are interested in the history of sci fi this is an absolute must have purchase :-)

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