Alien Terror (1971)

Movie
German title	Alien terror
Original title	The Incredible Invasion
Country of production	USA , Mexico
original language	English , Spanish
Publishing year	1971
length	90 minutes
Rod
Director	Juan Ibáñez Jack Hill
script	Juan Ibáñez Karl Schanzer Luis Enrique Vergara
production	Luis Enrique Vergara
music	Enrico C. Cabiati
camera	Raúl Domínguez Austin McKinney
cut	Raul J. Casso
occupation
Boris Karloff : Prof. John Mayer Enrique Guzmán : Dr. Paul Rosten Christa Linder : Laura Maura Monti : Dr. Isabel Reed Yerye Beirute : Thomas Tere Valez : Nancy Griselda Mejía : prostitute Sergio Kleiner : Alien Rosángela Balbó : Martha, wife of the major Mariela Flores : Deaf and dumb victim Tito Novaro : General North Sergio Virel : villagers Nathanael León : Frankenstein Julián de Meriche : dignitary Victorio Blanco : Villager Carrying Cross Ángel Di Stefani : Visitors Jorge Fegán : Officer Patricia de Morelos : villagers Victor Jordan Arturo Fernández

Alien Terror (alternative title: Invasion of the Aliens ) is a horror film from 1968. Boris Karloff played his last role in the US-American - Mexican co-production . The film premiere in the USA took place in April 1971. The first broadcast on German television took place on July 2, 1991.

action

In 1890 in Europe, Professor John Mayer developed a radiation weapon that had an incredible destructive potential. Aliens are coming to earth to prevent this weapon from getting into the hands of humanity and therefore plan to use the weapon to destroy the earth. For this purpose, they take over the bodies of Mayer and his assistants; However, this is a sex criminal and woman murderer who is up to mischief in the nearby village. Mayer manages to regain control of his body and destroy the weapon. His assistant is killed by an angry mob.

background

Boris Karloff's scenes were shot by director Jack Hill in Hollywood in May 1968 and combined in editing with the rest of the film shot in Mexico, which was released in its entirety in 1971; in Mexico as Invasión siniestra . It is one of a series of four films made in this way.

reception

“Confused cheap production with old horror star Boris Karloff in one of his last roles. The spindly plot is stretched by a woman-murdering sex offender and some naked insoles. "

- Lexicon of international film

Web links

• Alien Terror in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Alien Terror in the All Movie Guide (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Scott Allen Nollen: Boris Karloff, a critical account of his screen, stage, radio, television, and recording work. McFarland 1991, p. 399
2. ↑ Alien Terror. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .