Alien Attack (1976) (TV)

Directors:

Charles Crichton
Lee H. Katzin

Writers:

George Bellak (screenplay) &
Christopher Penfold (screenplay) ...

Genre:

Drama | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Far out beyond our world and time lies the ultimate epic encounter with the supreme alien intelligence!

Plot:

Earth's Moon is the site of Moonbase Alpha, a scientific research colony nestled in the crater Plato...

Plot Keywords:

Edited From TV Series

Cast

Martin Landau	...	Commander John Koenig
Barbara Bain	...	Dr. Helena Russell
Barry Morse	...	Professor Victor Bergman
Roy Dotrice	...	Commissioner Gerald Simmonds
Anthony Valentine	...	Male Alien
Isla Blair	...	Female Alien
Prentis Hancock	...	Paul Morrow
Zienia Merton	...	Sandra Benes
Anton Phillips	...	Dr. Bob Mathias
Nick Tate	...	Alan Carter
Philip Madoc	...	Commander Anton Gorski
Lon Satton	...	Benjamin Ouma
Eric Carte	...	Eddie Collins
Clifton Jones	...	David Kano
Patrick Allen	...	Lunar Commission Chairman

Runtime:

104 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:PG

Filming Locations:

Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Company:

Incorporated Television Company (ITC)

Trivia:

This TV movie was edited from scenes of two episodes ("Breakaway" and "War Games") of "Space: 1999" (1975).

Movie Connections:

Edited from "Space: 1999: Breakaway (#1.1)" (1975)

Soundtrack:

Giants' Causeway

An excellent stringing together of two exceptional episodes.

In 1978 it was decided that Space 1999 could be made as a movie by editing together old episodes. This film was produced in 1979 by the ITC London Offices who had previously produced Space: 1999: Destination Moonbase Alpha in 1978. Because they were produced in London they are must more faithful to the original material, unlike the ITC New York productions which are at times terrible. The movie is also better quality than the American productions as they were edited on film. This movie is a compilation of two episodes. The first episode 'Breakaway' is used and then 'The War Games' another episode from the shows first season. There is only minor editing which was necessary to make it into a movie, and has new opening and closing music, which was selected from stock, which is excellent. Added scenes featuring experienced actor Patrick Allen are added which were filmed at Pinewood Studios, where the series was filmed. This provides scope and an opportunity to see what was happening at Earth when the Moon was pulled out of the Earth's orbit. This was never seen in the episodes and is an excellent edition to the movie. This should be suitable to all fans of the series because it is faithful to it. If you like this movie, I would recommend Destination Moonbase Alpha because it is also excellent.