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  • Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us (2005)
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    TV Movie | 56 min | Documentary, Sci-Fi
Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us (2005)
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TV Movie | 56 min | Documentary, Sci-Fi

Directors Stephen Spielberg, George Lucas, Ridley Scott and James Cameron discuss the science fiction movies of the 1950s that influenced them.
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Jul 5, 2005 (United States)

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46 cast members
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Mark Hamill
Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice)   See fewer
Edmund Gwenn
Dr. Harold Medford (archive footage) Dr. Harold Medford (archive footage)   See fewer
Lou Costello
Orville (archive footage) Orville (archive footage)   See fewer
Walter Pidgeon
Dr. Edward Morbius (archive footage) Dr. Edward Morbius (archive footage)   See fewer
Anne Francis
Altaira Morbius (archive footage) Altaira Morbius (archive footage)   See fewer
James Arness
Robert Graham in 'Them' (archive footage) Robert Graham in 'Them' (archive footage)   See fewer
Michael Rennie
Klaatu (archive footage) Klaatu (archive footage)   See fewer
Warner Anderson
Dr. Charles Cargraves (archive footage) (uncredited) Dr. Charles Cargraves (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Morris Ankrum
Dr. Ralph Fleming (archive footage) (uncredited) Dr. Ralph Fleming (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Raymond Bailey
Dr. Wahrman (archive footage) (uncredited) Dr. Wahrman (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Gene Barry
Dr. Clayton Forrester (archive footage) (uncredited) Dr. Clayton Forrester (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Noah Beery Jr.
Major William Corrigan (archive footage) (uncredited) Major William Corrigan (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Lloyd Bridges
Colonel Floyd Graham (archive footage) (uncredited) Colonel Floyd Graham (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Edward Colmans
Spanish Priest (archive footage) (uncredited) Spanish Priest (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Conroy
Mr. Harley (archive footage) (uncredited) Mr. Harley (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Cornthwaite
Dr. Carrington (archive footage) (uncredited) Dr. Carrington (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Sandy Descher
Eadie Johnson in 'Space Children' (archive footage) (uncredited) Eadie Johnson in 'Space Children' (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Kirk Douglas
Jonathan Shields (archive footage) (uncredited) Jonathan Shields (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Leif Erickson
George MacLean (archive footage) (uncredited) George MacLean (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Arthur Franz
Dr. Jim Baker (archive footage) (uncredited) Dr. Jim Baker (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Bert Freed
A.C. Barrows (archive footage) (uncredited) A.C. Barrows (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Ned Glass
Wardrobe Man (archive footage) (uncredited) Wardrobe Man (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Billy Gray
Bobby Benson (archive footage) (uncredited) Bobby Benson (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Jimmy Hunt
David MacLean (archive footage) (uncredited) David MacLean (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Virginia Huston
Carol Stafford (archive footage) (uncredited) Carol Stafford (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Sam Jaffe
Professor Jacob Barnhardt (archive footage) (uncredited) Professor Jacob Barnhardt (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Kelly
Lt. Jerry Farman (archive footage) (uncredited) Lt. Jerry Farman (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Lauter
Platoon Leader (archive footage) (uncredited) Platoon Leader (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Lock Martin
Gort (archive footage) (uncredited) Gort (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Osa Massen
Dr. Lisa Van Horn (archive footage) (uncredited) Dr. Lisa Van Horn (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Cameron Mitchell
Steve Abbott (archive footage) (uncredited) Steve Abbott (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Leslie Nielsen
Commander John J. Adams (archive footage) (uncredited) Commander John J. Adams (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Ann Robinson
Sylvia Van Buren (archive footage) (uncredited) Sylvia Van Buren (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
William Schallert
Ambulance Attendant (archive footage) (uncredited) Ambulance Attendant (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Douglas Spencer
Scotty (archive footage) (uncredited) Scotty (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Warren Stevens
Lt. 'Doc' Ostrow (archive footage) (uncredited) Lt. 'Doc' Ostrow (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Randy Stuart
Louise Carey (archive footage) (uncredited) Louise Carey (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Barry Sullivan
Fred Amiel (archive footage) (uncredited) Fred Amiel (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Kenneth Tobey
Capt. Patrick Hendry (archive footage) (uncredited) Capt. Patrick Hendry (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Joan Weldon
Dr. Patricia Medford (archive footage) (uncredited) Dr. Patricia Medford (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
James Whitmore
Sgt. Ben Peterson (archive footage) (uncredited) Sgt. Ben Peterson (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Grant Williams
Scott Carey (archive footage) (uncredited) Scott Carey (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
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