First Man Into Space (1959)


First Man Into Space
Release Date27 February 1959
TaglineFirst 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!
GenreDrama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
CountryUK
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixMono
ColorBlack and White
Film TypeFeature
ThemesMutants, Evil Aliens
TonesStylized, Tense
TagsAlien [not Human], Astronaut, Blood, Brother, Mutant, Scientist, Test Pilot, Vampire
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First Man into Space (also known as Satellite of Blood) is a 1959 science fiction horror film directed by Robert Day and distributed by Amalgamated films.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Marshall Thompson
Commander Charles Ernest Prescott

Marla Landi
Tia Francesca

Bill Edwards
Lieutenant Dan Milton Prescott

Robert Ayres
Captain Ben Richards

Bill Nagy
Wilson

Carl Jaffe
Dr. Paul von Essen

Roger Delgado
Mexican Consul

John McLaren
Harold Atkins - State Dept. Official

Spencer Teakle
Ratings Control Room

Chuck Keyser
Ratings Control Room

John Fabian
Ratings Control Room

Richard Shaw
Witney

Bill Nick
Clancy

Helen Forrest
Secretary

Roland Brand
Truck Driver

Barry Shawzin
Mexican Farmer

Mark Sheldon
Doctor

Michael Bell
State Trooper

Sheree Winton
Nurse - at Blood Bank

Franklyn Fox
Chief Petty Officer

Larry Taylor
Shore Patrolman

Director

Robert Day
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Writer

John Croydon

Charles F. Vetter

Wyott Ordung

Producer

John Croydon
producer

Charles F. Vetter
producer

Richard Gordon
executive producer

Original Music

Buxton Orr
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Cinematographer

Geoffrey Faithfull

Editor

Peter Mayhew
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Art Director

Denys Pavitt
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Costume Designer

Anna Selby-Walker
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Makeup Department

Eileen Warwick
hair stylist

Michael Morris
makeup artist

Production Manager

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

Production Company

Amalgamated Productions
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Distributor

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

MGM-International Dist.

Monterey Home Video

Rhino Home Video

Republic Pictures Home Video

Image Entertainment
,

Umbrella Entertainment

Criterion Collection, The

Hollywood's Attic

Media Home Entertainment

Something Weird Video (SWV)

Teleworld

Miscellaneous

Gordon Films Inc.
releasing agency: USA

SounDrama
electronic effects by