First Man into Space

Nan
1h 17m
1959
4.982 /10 (57)

The picture that leaps ahead of the headlines!

Overview

The first pilot to leave Earth's atmosphere lands, then vanishes; but something with a craving for blood prowls the countryside...

Country : United Kingdom
Languages : English
Released Date: 1959-02-01

Top Billed Cast

Marshall Thompson

Cmdr. Charles Ernest Prescott

Marla Landi

Tia Francesca

Bill Edwards

Lt. Dan Milton Prescott

Robert Ayres

Capt. Ben Richards

Carl Jaffe

Dr. Paul von Essen

Bill Nagy

Police Chief Wilson

Roger Delgado

Mexican Consul - Ramon de Guerrera

John McLaren

State Dept. Official, Harold Atkins

Spencer Teakle

Ratings Control Room

Chuck Keyser

Ratings Control Room

John Fabian

Ratings Control Room

Richard Shaw

Witney

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