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Directors:
Harry Hope
Lee Sholem
Writer:
Stuart J. Byrne (original story and screenplay)
Contact:
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Release Date:
8 July 1976 (West Germany) more
Genre:
Sci-Fi more
Tagline:
See! The Earth Destroyed In A Nuclear Holocaust! more
Plot:
Spies discover that the Red Chinese have built a "doomsday machine" capable of destroying the surface of the Earth... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
Two sci-fi movies in one! more (21 total)

Cast

  (in credits order)
Bobby Van ... Danny

Ruta Lee ... Dr. Marion Turner

Mala Powers ... Maj. Georgianna Bronski
James Craig ... Dr. Haines
Grant Williams ... Maj. Kurt Mason

Henry Wilcoxon ... Dr. Christopher Perry
Essie Lin Chia ... Girl Spy

Casey Kasem ... Mission Control Officer
Lori Scott ... Lt. Katie Carlson (as Lorri Scott)
Denny Miller ... Col. Don Price (as Scott Miller)

Mike Farrell ... 1st Reporter
John Cestare

Raymond Mayo
Frank Gambina

Mark Bailey ... Major / Astronaut
Leo Ramirez
Anthony Loder

Win De Lugo (as Winston DeLugo)
Gábor Curtiz (as Gabor Curtiz)
Mary Meade French ... Woman Reporter
Josh Peine
Steven Roberts
Michael Christian
Robert Swan

Ted Markland
Karl Bruck
Skip Battyn
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Stuart J. Byrne ... (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Harry Hope ... (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Jane Williams ... (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
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Directed by
Harry Hope 
Lee Sholem 
 
Writing credits
Stuart J. Byrne (original story and screenplay)

Produced by
Harry Hope .... producer
Oscar Nichols .... executive producer (as Oscar L. Nichols)
 
Cinematography by
Stanley Cortez 
 
Art Direction by
James E. Schwarm 
 
Production Management
Charles Hammon .... post-production supervisor
 
Art Department
David R. Smith .... set constructor
 
Visual Effects by
William C. Davies .... director of special effects photography
David L. Hewitt .... creator of special visual effects
Mike Nussman .... director of special effects lighting
 
Music Department
Bebe Barron .... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Louis Barron .... composer: stock music (uncredited)
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Armageddon 1975
Doomsday
Escape from Planet Earth (USA) (video title)
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Runtime:
83 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Mono
Company:
First Leisure more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Most of the movie was filmed in 1967 but due to a lack of financing it wasn't completed until 1972 when the producers had acquired enough money to complete the film, but without any of the original cast members. more
Goofs:
Continuity: As Danny and Bronski approach the ghost capsule, their suits and voices alter (due to the use of different stock footage). Their helmets are also now shaded so that you can't see that they are played by different actors. more
Quotes:
Danny: We're picking up a bomb of static. Must be due to the Van Allen Belt. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in "Movie Macabre: Doomsday Machine (#2.32)" (1983) more

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14 out of 14 people found the following comment useful.
Two sci-fi movies in one!, 12 September 2004
Author: julianbristow111 from Novato, California

Originally begun in 1967 under the title "Armageddon 1975", this movie was never actually completed. Why it was never finished is unclear. But somewhere down the line it was scrapped, shelved and forgotten. That was in 1967. Then about five years later, it was rediscovered by some amateur film maker and re-edited into a complete movie. When I first saw this movie, I realized I was watching two different films edited together. The original version stands out from the poor added footage that makes this movie terrible. The added footage alone is what destroys this flick ( too bad the producer couldn't locate the original actors to star in the re-edited version).Also, you'll see lots of footage taken from old Japanease Godzilla and Rodan movies. What a mess! The Doomsday Machine is one DOOMED MOVIE!

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