The Phantom Planet (Sci-Fi, 1961) Dean Fredericks, Coleen Gray | Movie

Captives of a power far, far out!
Astronauts (Dean Fredericks, Anthony Dexter) land on an asteroid and shrink to the size of its dwellers, who are under attack.

Available with English, French, Italian, & Spanish audio options. And subtitled in many more languages.

Original title: The Phantom Planet (1961)
Director: William Marshall
Writers: William Telaak, Fred De Gorter
Stars: Dean Fredericks, Coleen Gray, Anthony Dexter
Genres: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

00:00 Full Movie (with subtitles).
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32:49 The future of Frank Chapman on Rayton, a planet with primitive technology, where he must adapt and make a crucial decision.
37:23 A stranded spaceship, mysterious disappearance, and a rescue mission unfold in the sci-fi film.
43:33 Discussion about controlling gravity, high atomic density, potential threat from enemies, and a challenge for a brave duel.
49:35 Intense physical duel between Rayton and Chapman leads to a plan to escape the planet.
57:15 Astronauts face a threat from Solarites, who control gravity and pose a danger to Earth. They must fight back or risk destruction.
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1:16:17 A sci-fi adventure unfolds as a group of people navigate through a mysterious planet and encounter unexpected challenges.

@CultCinemaClassics

[sharefail]

Thank you for posting the black and white version of these movies. I much prefer them. They are sharper and to be honest I don't think colorization technology is there yet generally.

[conniewojahn]

Cheesy, but just fine for viewing, better than a lot of today's films with their special effects and flashy colors. Never seen this before. Never heard of it. It was really enjoyable. I like the black and white.

[jimwells]

Oh, saw this at the Casa Linda Theater in Dallas when it came out. The theater always had lower ticket prices for the Saturday matinee for us kids. The Solarites....what fabulous late-fifties/early sixties space the unabashed lift from "The Creature From The Black Lagoon" at 1:08:10....fabulous!!

[Koviklay]

What films like this lack in elaborate effects they make up for in heart. ❤

[briang.]

Like theseclo budget B movies they are much better than the new films we have today.

[JackF]

Well-done documentary. Telling stories that need to be told.

[paulmaggiar]

Low budget sci fi. I don't know why I am enjoying this so much.

[coffee-xgmy]

Coleen Gray and Dolores Faith were two extremely beautiful ladies!

[wow]

Their pressure suits are exactly like the ones from the 1959 film “12 to the Moon”. I’m 68 and I think this movie is on a par with our spaceships made of lawn chairs, Christmas lights and cardboard boxes!

[fepeerreview]

What a treat and a surprise. I must have seen this when I was a kid. I always remembered a that duel scene but could never figure out where I'd seen it.

[Lethgar_Smith]

I like this movie for its low budget yet ambitious vision and its honesty. Even in it's title, "Phantom Planet" is exactly what the movie is about without being lurid "Planet of the Space Beauties" or outright deceptive, "Planet of the Space Zombies"
I also cant help but think that Kubrick took some inspiration from that scene where one astronaut floats off into the distance while frantically reaching behind himself for his broken air hose.

[Harleylovinchelley]

This was a great version of old school, early sci-fi movies.
I kind of enjoyed seeing this with the "old fashioned" ways they had to invent back then. They didn't have CGI back then, had to use the old grey matter.

They sure had a nice assembly of gorgeous dames on that space rock.
Did you notice all the members of the jury were women?
I think they voted guilty because they wanted him to stay, LOL

I went to imdb to look up more of the characters and I was amazed to see that Delores Faith who played Zetha was not listed on the first page. I had to move down and click on all cast members. She was featured in a video on that site. The trailer was really good!

Only near the end did I realize that Liara and Zetha were wearing scoop back outfits. They were really low on the back. I'm not sure if they had strapless bras back then that could have sit as low as the waistline but they sure had perky boobies.

As the movie was ending it occurred to me that "planet" looked like a chicken McNugget. I bet you can't UNSEE that.

[hedwigstaskiene]

It reminded me of how, as children, we built spaceships out of a chair, a blanket and a few other accessories. We, the children of the cold war. This movie is actually about that. About the stifling political atmosphere of those years, about the belief that there is real life somewhere else. A kind of escapism. Childishly naive.

[jeromewagschal]

Great movie 👍👍 I just love these little sci-fi gems...
But what always cracks me up is the voices of the narrators back then 😄😄

When Sesson gave Chapman the choice of the two women, I would have been tempted to ask if I could have them both.

[gilbertocotrimdeazevedocot]

Marvellous message.
They had a right idea of the universe continuum like marvel/DC to the movies in that time years ago.

[reallifechangingtruth]

I'm 70, and I mostly love these older movies. The younger crowd (I suppose) doesn't understand the preferences of a 20th Century person. Fair enough! Today's special effects are nearly fatal for an extinct dinosaur, like myself. I don't mind if the pace of a movie is a bit slower, either! I don't require that fast-and-loose, flashy-and-multitasking, graphic gore-and-slime cinema experience. I'm not even sure I can warm up to women commanding space missions (Sorry about that! Just a dinosaur!)?!? MBJR. 2-26-24.

[billg]

Dolores Faith (Zetha) is a babe. I’d like to see more of her work. Too bad she had a short career and possibly life.

[markellos.plakitsis]

20:09 A giant Kentucky Fried Chicken piece is approaching... which means only one thing and it's terrifying.. A giant KFC bucket must be dangerously close.

[bluebird]

Très bonne qualité pour un film de 1961 ! ❤