Story Line

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.

The cast includes: William Hopper, Joan Taylor, Frank Puglia, John Zaremba, Thomas Browne Henry, Bart Braverman, Tito Vuolo, Jan Arvan, Don Orlando, George Khoury, Darlene Fields, George Pelling, James Dime, Arthur Space, Sid Cassel, Ray Harryhausen

Directed by: Nathan H. Juran

Genres: Science Fiction