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Planet of the Vampires

1965,

1h 26m,

Sci-Fi

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An astronaut (Barry Sullivan) and his partner (Norma Bengell) flee from walking-dead astronauts on a volcanic planet.

Sean Axmaker

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Jul 29, 2026

If you like Italian sci-fi, with its shiny, phony plastic miniatures and sprawling Cinecitta studio sets, this is one of the best, with unbelievable black leather fashions with yellow piping and headhugging skull caps.

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Eddie Harrison

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May 31, 2024

5/5

…Mario Bava’s talent for optical effects, miniatures and unmatched gift for colour and composition makes this something of an event for sci-fi fans…one of those rare, one-in-a-million movies where base lead somehow becomes solid gold…

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Jul 31, 2022

3/4

Bava injects a startling amount of moody atmosphere and arresting visuals into his low-budget feature.

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Aug 27, 2020

5/10

Perhaps the most pronounced contribution of this obscure Mario Bava thriller is its influence on Ridley Scott.

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Grant Watson

Fiction Machine

Jun 30, 2020

8/10

It is cheaply made, but Bava and his crew innovative wonderfully to give it all a strong tone and atmosphere.

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Fernando F. Croce

CinePassion

Feb 5, 2011

A peerless example of a bravura visual imagination abstracting cheap sets into psychedelic textures

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Abraham R

Mar 30, 2019

This flick was undoubtedly inspiration for Ridley Scott's great Alien (1979) and Prometheus (2012). For a low-budget movie, the sets and colorful visuals are just orgasmic, they are some of the best I've ever seen a film. Italian director Mario Bava had a talent when it came to camera shots. Also, for a 60s science fiction flick, it's got some gruesome gore, which is also enjoyable. But unfortunately, the dialogue and acting sometimes sounds pretty fake, and the script is tedious. But overall, this Italian movie is a descent sci-fier and worth looking at just for its visual style. Recommended!!

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Hermione G

Jul 1, 2018

this is a great old film from italian master mario bava. its an old school space adventure that reminds me of original star trek

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Leia W

Oct 5, 2014

So much fun for early science-fiction fi fans

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Synopsis

An astronaut (Barry Sullivan) and his partner (Norma Bengell) flee from walking-dead astronauts on a volcanic planet.

Director: Mario Bava
Production Co: Italian International Film
Genre: Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 16, 2008
Runtime: 1h 26m

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