A scientist's thoughts materialize as an army of invisible brain-shaped monsters (complete with spinal-cord tails!) who terrorize an American military base in this nightmarish chiller.A scientist's thoughts materialize as an army of invisible brain-shaped monsters (complete with spinal-cord tails!) who terrorize an American military base in this nightmarish chiller.A scientist's thoughts materialize as an army of invisible brain-shaped monsters (complete with spinal-cord tails!) who terrorize an American military base in this nightmarish chiller.
Terry Kilburn
- Capt. Chester
- (as Terence Kilburn)
Meadows White
- Ben Adams
- (as R. Meadows White)
E. Kerrigan Prescott
- Atomic Engineer
- (as Kerrigan Prescott)
Sheldon Allan
- Sentry
- (uncredited)
Alexander Archdale
- Minister
- (uncredited)
Eddie Boyce
- Jacques Griselle
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaIn an interview, star Marshall Thompson recalled that director Arthur Crabtree didn't really want to direct the film--he thought sci-fi was beneath him. Crabtree turned up on set on the first day of filming, took one look at the script and informed the cast and crew that he refused to do the film. He walked off set, and the producers needed several days to convince him to return, citing contractual obligations. Thompson says that during those days, Thompson directed the film himself.
- GoofsDestroying the control panel of a nuclear reactor already in meltdown would do nothing to reduce the radiation coming off on it, and might even make it worse.
- Quotes
Prof. R. E. Walgate: What have I unleashed?
- Alternate versionsOriginal UK cinema prints were cut by the BBFC to heavily reduce sounds and shots of gore from the climactic destruction of the creatures. The version shown by BBC as part of the Moviedrome season was the same cut cinema print, and this was later issued on UK DVD in 2003 on the 2 Entertain label.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Aweful Movies with Deadly Earnest: Fiend Without a Face (1973)
Featured review
Okay, so the first hour of this 74-minute non-epic is padded to
the gills with seemingly silly dialogue, off-kilter acting, and
budgetless set design. I would argue that there is more than
meets the eye in the film's script, though, to the degree that it is a
surprisingly intelligent, supernatural take the atomic age. A highly
enjoyable hour which provides more than mere camp appeal. But - wow - that last 15 minutes! You can see everything from
THE TINGLER, to NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, to ERASERHEAD,
to EVIL DEAD being born in the film's glorious finale! After being
blown away by the film's (beautifully animated and frankly
disturbing) ending, I watched the film again, and admired how the
the seemingly thin first hour actually builds quite ingeniously to the
climax. I was also impressed with the tasteful application of gore
at the end (which could be generically attributed to the film's British
sensibility), giving it both a shocking and alluring quality. The more I think about this supposed schlocky B-film, the more
I appreciate it. Sometimes mainstream critics such as Mr. Maltin
miss the boat, and this is precisely one of those times.
the gills with seemingly silly dialogue, off-kilter acting, and
budgetless set design. I would argue that there is more than
meets the eye in the film's script, though, to the degree that it is a
surprisingly intelligent, supernatural take the atomic age. A highly
enjoyable hour which provides more than mere camp appeal. But - wow - that last 15 minutes! You can see everything from
THE TINGLER, to NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, to ERASERHEAD,
to EVIL DEAD being born in the film's glorious finale! After being
blown away by the film's (beautifully animated and frankly
disturbing) ending, I watched the film again, and admired how the
the seemingly thin first hour actually builds quite ingeniously to the
climax. I was also impressed with the tasteful application of gore
at the end (which could be generically attributed to the film's British
sensibility), giving it both a shocking and alluring quality. The more I think about this supposed schlocky B-film, the more
I appreciate it. Sometimes mainstream critics such as Mr. Maltin
miss the boat, and this is precisely one of those times.
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- El monstruo sin rostro
- Filming locations
- Black Park, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK(forest scenes)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
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- Budget
- £50,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 14 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1
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