Overview

When the first manned flight to Venus returns to Earth, the rocket crash-lands in the Mediterranean near a small Italian fishing village. The locals manage to save one of the astronauts Colonel Calder, the mission commander. A young boy also recovers what turns out to be a specimen of an alien creature. Growing at a fantastic rate, it manages to escape and eventually threatens the city of Rome.

Cast

William Hopper

Colonel Robert Calder

Joan Taylor

Marisa Leonardo

Frank Puglia

Dr. Leonardo

John Zaremba

Dr. Judson

Thomas Browne Henry

Maj. Gen. A.D. McIntosh

Tito Vuolo

Commissario Unte

Jan Arvan

Signore Contino - Government Official

Arthur Space

Dr. Sharman

Bart Braverman

Pepe

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Don Orlando

Fisherman Mondello (uncredited)

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George Khoury

Fisherman Verrico (uncredited)

Darlene Fields

Reporter Reynolds (uncredited)