Flight to Mars

Starring: Marguerite Chapman, Cameron Mitchell, Arthur Franz, et al.

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• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• UPC: 014381967821
• Release Date: October 2006
• Rating: Unrated (Not Rated)
• Publisher: IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT
• Director: Lesley Selander
• Starring: Marguerite Chapman, Cameron Mitchell, Arthur Franz, Virginia Huston, John Litel, Morris Ankrum, Richard Gaines, Lucille Barkley, Robert Barrat, Wilbur Back
• Number of Disks: 1
• Other Video Info: multiple_formats
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 5.4" x 0.7" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

Took all of five days to make.

“For centuries, science has studied Mars, the only planet where life may exist. Now the screen creates for you the fascinating, frightening spectacle of the first flight to Mars.” Usually, the Sci-Fi genre is just a vehicle to bring social and emotional conflicts out in a palatable format. However, in the case of this film, it is more fun to look at their technological advances than the conflicts. We see the need for a slide rule to be sure we are on course, and they do not need spacesuits. The spacesuit thing comes full circle until we have the movie “GATTACA” (1997), in which once again we no longer need fancy spacesuits. There are lots of other great technologies and speculations as we travel to 1951 Mars. Five unlikely astronauts, four astronauts and an astronautess (Virginia Huston, Jane in “Tarzan’s Peril”) travel to Mars; each has its reason and agenda. Due to technical difficulties, they crash. They are befriended by what looks very much like humanoids, including Alita (Marguerite Chapman). There, they are offered help by the friendly natives. But are the natives friendly, or do they have ulterior motives of which only the Martians and we, the audience, are aware of?