First Man into Space
5.4
“The picture that leaps ahead of the headlines!”
The first pilot to leave Earth's atmosphere lands, then vanishes; but something with a craving for blood prowls the countryside...
Your rating
Your review
Cast
12 people
Marshall Thompson
Cmdr. Charles Ernest Prescott
Known for
It! The Terror from Beyond Space
Fiend Without a Face
Marla Landi
Tia Francesca
Known for
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Bill Edwards
Lt. Dan Milton Prescott
Also in
The Bedford Incident
The Naked Truth
Robert Ayres
Capt. Ben Richards
Known for
A Night to Remember
The Heroes of Telemark
Carl Jaffe
Dr. Paul von Essen
Also in
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
Ivanhoe
Bill Nagy
Police Chief Wilson
Known for
Goldfinger
A Countess from Hong Kong
Roger Delgado
Mexican Consul - Ramon de Guerrera
Known for
Doctor Who
The Mummy's Shroud
John McLaren
State Dept. Official, Harold Atkins
Known for
A King in New York
Spencer Teakle
Ratings Control Room
Also in
Cover Girl Killer
The Gentle Trap
Chuck Keyser
Ratings Control Room
Also in
Subway in the Sky
John Fabian
Ratings Control Room
Also in
Quatermass 2
The Cockleshell Heroes
Richard Shaw
Witney
Known for
Don't Lose Your Head
Robert Day Director · John Croydon Screenplay Charles F. Vetter Screenplay
Worldwide gross $635K · Budget $131K · United States release February 27, 1959
Box office
Budget
$131,000
Worldwide gross
$635,000
Gross vs. budget
4.8×
Production
Amalgamated Productions
Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · February 1, 1959
Theatrical
United States · February 27, 1959
Theatrical
Germany
August 14, 1959 · Theatrical
More from Robert Day
Other films they directed, best known first.
If you liked First Man into Space
Picks that share its genres, themes, cast and crew.
Some details come from TheTVDB.