The Beast with a Million Eyes (1955)

Directed by

Roger Corman

Genre

horror film, science fiction film, independent film, science fiction horror film, natural horror film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 18m

Rated

NR

Rating

3.8 of 10 from 41 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An alien arrives on Earth and takes control of many animals and people by seeing through their eyes. A family living in a remote desert house must fight back against the monster's influence.

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What happens

The Beast with a Million Eyes is a 1955 independently made American black-and-white science fiction film, produced and directed by David Kramarsky, that stars Paul Birch, Lorna Thayer, and Dona Cole. Some film sources have said that the film was co-directed by Lou Place. The film was co-produced by Roger Corman and Samuel Z. Arkoff. It was released on June 15, 1955 on a double feature with King Dinosaur, by American Releasing Corporation, which later became American International Pictures. The film's storyline concerns a space alien that is able to see through the eyes of a large array of Earth life that it can also mentally control, part of its plan to conquer the Earth. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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