This Island Earth

High desert, late night. A humming capacitor. Two scientists whisked across space to aid aliens in a brutal war. Their benefactors offer advanced technology, but hide a grim secret. A sterling example of widescreen 1950s science fiction.

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Jack Arnold directed This Island Earth in 1955. See Jack Arnold's full filmography, where to start with Jack Arnold, or where to go after you've seen everything by Jack Arnold.

This Island Earth was released in 1955 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 85 minutes.