Cast & Crew

Directed by

Fred F. Sears

Writing Credits

Bernard Gordon
(screenplay) &
George Worthing Yates
(screenplay)
Curt Siodmak
(screen story)
Donald E. Keyhoe
(supported by "Flying Saucers from Outer Space" by) (as Major Donald E. Keyhoe)

Cast

Hugh Marlowe
Dr. Russell A. Marvin
Joan Taylor
Carol Marvin
Donald Curtis
Maj. Huglin
Morris Ankrum
Maj. Gen. John Hanley
John Zaremba
Prof. Kanter
Thomas Browne Henry
Vice Adm. Enright
Grandon Rhodes
Gen. Edmunds
Larry J. Blake
Motorcycle Cop
Fred Aldrich
Airplane Passenger / Air Intelligence Command Officer / Man in Saucer Attack (uncredited)
Nicky Blair
Military Officer at Experiment
Jimmy Cross
Military Messenger
Jack Deery
Military Officer
Charles Evans
Dr. Alberts
Raoul Freeman
Military Official
Paul Frees
Alien
James Gonzalez
Military Official
Duke Green
Minor Role
Ed Haskett
Military Official
Clark Howat
Sgt. Nash
Harry Lauter
Cutting - Generator Technician
Don Marlowe
Minor Role
William Meader
Worker in Control Tower
Sol Murgi
Plane Passenger
Forbes Murray
Military Officer at Experiment
William J. O'Brien
Radio Listener
Murray Pollack
Plane Passenger
Mike Ragan
Tank Commander
Alan Reynolds
Maj. Kimberly
Bert Stevens
Air Intelligence Command Officer
Arthur Tovey
Officer / Civilian at Military Conference (uncredited)
Dale Van Sickel
Man Crushed Beneath Wall
Guy Way
Civilian Observing Saucer Attack
Bob Whitney
Plane Passenger
Frank Wilcox
Alfred Cassidy
Beal Wong
Chinese Radio Listener
William Woodson
Narrator

Produced by

Sam Katzman
executive producer
Charles H. Schneer
producer (as Charles H.Schneer)

Music by

Mischa Bakaleinikoff
(uncredited)

Cinematography by

Fred Jackman Jr.
director of photography

Editing by

Danny B. Landres
(as Danny D. Landres)

Art Direction by

Paul Palmentola

Set Decoration by

Sidney Clifford

Production Management

Leon Chooluck
unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Gene Anderson Jr.
assistant director

Sound Department

J.S. Westmoreland
sound (as Josh Westmoreland)
Frank Bayes
sound editor (uncredited)
Ernest Reichert
sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by

Russ Kelley
special effects

Visual Effects by

Ray Harryhausen
technical effects created by / special photographic effects (uncredited)

Stunts

Dale Van Sickel
stunts (uncredited)

Animation Department

Ray Harryhausen
animation effects (uncredited)

Music Department

Mischa Bakaleinikoff
conductor
Daniele Amfitheatrof
composer: stock music (uncredited)
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
composer: stock music (uncredited)
George Duning
composer: stock music (uncredited)
David Raksin
composer: stock music (uncredited)
Miklós Rózsa
composer: stock music (uncredited)
Hans J. Salter
composer: stock music (uncredited)
Leith Stevens
composer: stock music (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Jack Erickson
production coordinator
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