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First Man Into Space (1959) -- The first pilot to leave Earth's atmosphere lands, then vanishes; but something with a craving for blood prowls the countryside...

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5.1/10   362 votes
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Director:
Writers:
John Croydon (screenplay) and
Charles F. Vetter (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
27 February 1959 (USA) more
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Tagline:
First motion picture to lift the veil, forsee the future in a spectacular drama of the first man in history to be rocketed into the terrifying unknown of outer space! more
Plot:
The first pilot to leave Earth's atmosphere lands, then vanishes; but something with a craving for blood prowls the countryside... full summary | full synopsis
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Low budget sci-fi, but still interesting. more (15 total)

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)
Marshall Thompson ... Commander Charles Ernest Prescott
Marla Landi ... Tia Francesca
Bill Edwards ... Lieutenant Dan Milton Prescott
Robert Ayres ... Captain Ben Richards
Bill Nagy ... Police Chief Wilson
Carl Jaffe ... Dr. Paul von Essen
Roger Delgado ... Mexican Consul - Ramon de Guerrera
John McLaren ... State Dept. Official, Harold Atkins
Spencer Teakle ... Ratings Control Room
Chuck Keyser ... Ratings Control Room
John Fabian ... Ratings Control Room
Richard Shaw ... Witney
Bill Nick ... Clancy (also as William R. Nick)
Helen Forrest ... Secretary (also as Helen Forest)
Roland Brand ... Truck Driver (as Rowland Brand)
Barry Shawzin ... Mexican Farmer - Sanchez
Mark Sheldon ... Doctor
Michael Bell ... State Trooper
Sheree Winton ... Nurse - at Blood Bank
Franklyn Fox ... Chief Petty Officer - Larson
Larry Taylor ... Shore Patrolman - Taylor (as Laurence Taylor)
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Directed by
Robert Day 
 
Writing credits
John Croydon (screenplay) (as John C. Cooper) and
Charles F. Vetter (screenplay) (as Lance Z. Hargreaves)

Wyott Ordung (story)

Produced by
John Croydon .... producer
Charles F. Vetter .... producer (as Charles Vetter Jr)
Richard Gordon .... executive producer (uncredited)
 
Original Music by
Buxton Orr 
 
Cinematography by
Geoffrey Faithfull (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Peter Mayhew 
 
Art Direction by
Denys Pavitt (uncredited)
 
Costume Design by
Anna Selby-Walker (uncredited)
 
Makeup Department
Eileen Warwick .... hair stylist
Michael Morris .... makeup artist (uncredited)
 
Production Management
George Mills .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Stanley Goulder .... assistant director
 
Sound Department
Terence Cotter .... sound recordist
Peter Musgrave .... sound editor
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Frank Drake .... camera operator
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Charles Guerin .... wardrobe
Anna Selby-Walker .... dresses supervisor: Miss Landi
 
Music Department
Buxton Orr .... conductor
 
Other crew
John George .... location manager
Kay Rawlings .... continuity
 
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Satellite of Blood (UK) (working title)
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Runtime:
77 min | West Germany:78 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
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Trivia:
Bill Edwards is dubbed. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: At the end of the opening credits, the Y-12 is shown deep in outer space, yet soon after Commander Prescott states that the plane is at an altitude of 10,000 feet - less than two miles. more
Quotes:
Doctor Paul von Essen: The conquest of new worlds always makes demands of human life. And there will always be men who will accept the risk. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Diner (1982) more

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6 out of 8 people found the following review useful.
Low budget sci-fi, but still interesting., 23 September 2000
3/10
Author: Michael O'Keefe from Muskogee OK

Rivalry between brothers leads to main story line. Navy Commander Chuck Prescott(Marshall Thompson)has developed the Y12 aircraft to test how far man can go up in the atmosphere. His brother, Lt. Dan Prescott(Bill Edwards), seems to be the best test pilot around and is chosen to go up in the Y12. Dan of course has a problem with taking orders and is also an over confident dare devil.

On Dan's second flight, he hits over the 300 miles up comfort zone and his craft passes through a meteor dust storm. Returning to earth, Dan becomes a monster that resembles 200 pounds of bad asphalt. He also has a demanding craving for blood, whether it be from farm animals or fellow human beings.

Short runtime of an hour and seventeen minutes; black & white with near stoic acting...typical of low budget sci-fi.

Rounding out the cast is Marla Landi, Robert Ayers and Carl Jaffe. Noteworthy trivia: about two months after this film was released; the Russians put the real first man in space.

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