Directed by Roger Corman   Written by Lou Rusoff   Charles B. Griffith   Cast Peter Graves ... Dr. Paul Nelson Beverly Garland ... Claire Anderson Lee Van Cleef ... Dr. Tom Anderson Sally Fraser ... Joan Nelson Russ Bender ... Brig. Gen. James Pattick Jonathan Haze ... Pvt. Manuel Ortiz Dick Miller ... Sgt. Neil Taggart Casey ... Sheriff N.J. Shallert Paul Harber ... Floyd Mason Karen Kadler ... Ellen Peters (as Karyne Kadler) Charles B. Griffith ... Dr. Pete Shelton (as Charles Griffith) Marshall Bradford ... U.S. Secretary Platt (as Marshal Bradford) Thomas E. Jackson ... George Haskell (as Tom Jackson) David McMahon ... Gen. Carpenter Jim Knight ... Bazooka Soldier Uncredited Cast Paul Blaisdell ... The Monster Produced by Samuel Z. Arkoff   Roger Corman   James H. Nicholson   Original Music by Ronald Stein

Additional Info Premiere: July 15, 1956 Country: Distributor: Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment Websites: Production Companies Sunset Productions (III) Distributors American International Pictures (AIP)   (1956) (United States) (theatrical) American-International Television (AIP-TV)   (1972) (United States) (syndication) (TV) RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video   (1991) (United States) (VHS) Filming Locations 2693 N. Beachwood Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA   (Clarion newspaper office) (now a cafe) 2740 N. Beachwood Dr., Los Angeles, California, USA   (Nelson house) Beachwood Market, 2701 Belden Drive, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA   (evacuation street scene) Bronson Cave #4, Bronson Canyon, Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA   (alien in hiding) Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA   (Studio) Rating Stats Overall Rating 4.9 / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #6,963 / 21,271 Site Ranking #6,959 HellBent (2004) #6,960 Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker (1991) #6,961 The Deliberate Stranger (1986) #6,962 Blood Car (2007) #6,963 It Conquered The World (1956) #6,964 Seven Blood-Stained Orchids (1972) #6,965 Killer Workout (1987) #6,966 Scrooge (1935) #6,967 Offseason (2021)