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Les envahisseurs invisibles

Original title: Invisible Invaders
  • 1959
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  • 1h 7m
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5.0/10
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John Agar, John Carradine, Jean Byron, Robert Hutton, and Philip Tonge in Les envahisseurs invisibles (1959)
Invisible aliens from the Moon invade the Earth by occupying the bodies of recently deceased humans but a scientist, his daughter and an army Major, try to fight them.
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Invisible aliens from the Moon invade the Earth by occupying the bodies of recently deceased humans but a scientist, his daughter and an army Major, try to fight them.Invisible aliens from the Moon invade the Earth by occupying the bodies of recently deceased humans but a scientist, his daughter and an army Major, try to fight them.Invisible aliens from the Moon invade the Earth by occupying the bodies of recently deceased humans but a scientist, his daughter and an army Major, try to fight them.

  • Director
    • Edward L. Cahn
  • Writer
    • Samuel Newman
  • Stars
    • John Agar
    • Jean Byron
    • Philip Tonge
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    • Director
      • Edward L. Cahn
    • Writer
      • Samuel Newman
    • Stars
      • John Agar
      • Jean Byron
      • Philip Tonge
    • 69User reviews
    • 41Critic reviews
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    John Agar
    John Agar
    • Maj. Bruce Jay
    Jean Byron
    Jean Byron
    • Phyllis Penner
    Philip Tonge
    Philip Tonge
    • Dr. Adam Penner
    Robert Hutton
    Robert Hutton
    • Dr. John Lamont
    John Carradine
    John Carradine
    • Dr. Karol Noymann
    Hal Torey
    • The Farmer
    Paul Langton
    Paul Langton
    • Lt. Gen. Stone
    Eden Hartford
    • WAAF Secretary
    George Bruggeman
    George Bruggeman
    • Technician
    • (uncredited)
    Dick Cherney
    • Zombie
    • (uncredited)
    John Dehner
    John Dehner
    • Narrator
    • (uncredited)
    Rudy Germane
    • Game Spectator
    • (uncredited)
    Don Kennedy
    Don Kennedy
    • Pilot
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Kenney
    Jack Kenney
    • Car Crash Victim
    • (uncredited)
    Chuck Niles
    Chuck Niles
    • Hockey Game Announcer
    • (uncredited)
    Edwin Rochelle
    Edwin Rochelle
    • Zombie
    • (uncredited)
    John Roy
    John Roy
    • Game Spectator
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Edward L. Cahn
    • Writer
      • Samuel Newman
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    5copper1963

    Bulletin: Aliens take over dead bodies to attend a hockey game.

    Spooky little horror film that had tentacles which reached far and wide. Many other filmmakers may have taken a dip in this cinematic pool. Don't snicker. Checkout the walking stiffs in business suits staggering around the countryside. Remind you of anyone? The last survivors--holed up in some sought of army bunker--predict a future bird flick. The clash between scientists, civilians and the military is always a staple of the action genre. There may be others, but I would have to watch it again. I first saw this on Creature Feature back in the 70's. It spooked me out to the degree that I swore off this type of movie until Chiller Theatre came on later that night. I came across it again about a dozen years ago when it turned up on New Year's Eve. Weird. Someone's idea of a joke? Recently, I bought it in tandem with another John Agar film called Journey to the Seventh Planet. John Carradine stumbles around as one of the corpses and does very well. Some of the extensive stock footage defies logic. A plane crashes into a marked bulls-eye on a hillside. It looked like a military training ground. The invaders are defeated with the simplest of weapons. They usually are.
    8furlough1

    Grandfather of Night of the living dead

    Shuffling reincarnated zombies.. reanimated by Invisible invaders? If you call your self a zombie fan then you HAVE TO SEE THIS...

    STRANGE.. BUT Interesting... on a double bill with "fiend without a face".. it freaked out movie goers by the thousands..

    i find it a very interesting movie,,, flawed.. but without a doubt... very very much worth a viewing...

    "THE DEAD WILL KILL THE LIVING" so sayeth John Carradine!!

    Adam Tanner.. you have had your warning..

    the zombies walk just like the zombies in NOTLD, the make-up is very much the same as NOTLD and the eeriness is also obviously borrowed 10 years later as a basis for NOTLD... I cant believe John Russo or George Romero have never admitted to this fact. In much the same way that ALIEN was based on IT! The terror from Beyond Space!!
    reptilicus

    The movie that inspired both George Romero and Edward D. Wood, now THAT'S scary.

    Invisible invaders arrive in invisible spaceships and warn Earth they can and will take over the planet in three days. To do this they take over the bodies of the recently dead. Sound familiar? Well hold on because this 1959 thriller got here before PLAN NINE FROM OUTER SPACE (1959), LAST MAN ON EARTH (1962), and NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968). John Carradine picked up a quick paycheque playing Dr. Karol Noymann, a scientist killed in a lab explosion who becomes the first one resurrected by the aliens. (Interesting enough "Karol Noymann" was also the name of a scientist in the 1957 sci/fi'er THE GIANT CLAW directed by Fred F. Sears. Coincidence?) Air Force officer John Agar and spineless scientist Robert Hutton spend way too much of the 66 minute movie fighting over who gets to fall in love with femme physicist Jean Byron. The briefly seen alien invaders look suspiciously like the title monster in IT! THE TERROR FROM BEYOND SPACE; and since Edward L. Cahn directed both pictures it is highly likely that he did not want to waste a chance to re-use the costume. Many movies ask us to suspend our disbelief but this one demands we leave all logic outside before we enter the cinema. The aliens, via Mr. Carradine, inform us that they invaded the moon 20,000 years ago and destroyed the civilisation living there. They have also managed to make everything on their planet invisible, which probably means they spend a lot of time bumping into things. The destruction of Earth is accomplished by stock footage from action serials and newsreel footage of real life disasters. B-movie fans will note that Hal Torey, playing a farmer killed by Agar in self defence and then returned to life as an invader, proved such a memorable figure that MTV exploited his image in commercials and on t-shirts for much of the late 1980's. Also showing up briefly is Chuck Niles who played the mad hunchback in Jerry Warren's memorable TEENAGE ZOMBIES. John Agar had fought monsters before in TARANTULA, THE MOLE PEOPLE and many others. He finally became a monster himself in the rarely seen 1962 thriller HAND OF DEATH. Robert Hutton would soon meet up with THE MAN WITHOUT A BODY (1959) and THE SLIME PEOPLE (1963). For all it's low budget short-comings this is a fun film; just the sort to make a Saturday afternoon enjoyable.
    Michael_Elliott

    Agar and Carradine in Action

    Invisible Invaders (1959)

    ** (out of 4)

    Incredibly silly film about an invisible alien who comes to Earth to once again try to wipe us all out. Thankfully for us humans Maj. Bruce Jay (John Agar) is on hand to try and save us. INVISIBLE INVADERS has the reputation of being one of the worst films ever made but I think that's a tad bit too harsh for a number of reasons. The biggest for me is that it's hard for a 66-minute movie to be the worst ever made because the filmmakers are at least smart enough to not keep giving us stuff to make the movie run longer than it should. The 66-minutes actually go by rather fast for the most part and this is always a good thing. Another thing this film has going for it is that we're given some familiar names that cult and "B" movie fans are going to know. Agar certainly looks a bit tired here but maybe he just wasn't feeling good during the production. He's at least entertaining and has no problem carrying the film. John Carradine appears briefly at the start of the picture and while he's certainly not reaching the levels he did in THE GRAPES OF WRATH, it's still fun seeing him. Jean Byron plays the female/love interest and does a nice job as well. Robert Rutton is also in the cast and adds some charm. The special effects are pretty bland as usually we just gets piles of dirt "moving" to show us the invisible creature or we get branches moving. These certainly aren't groundbreaking but at the same time they could have been a lot worse. There's some stock footage used throughout with the funniest bit happening when a plane crashes, due to the aliens, but the stock footage is from a test run and you can see the "X" mark to where it's supposed to hit.
    modrock62

    Typical 50's Fare But A Notch Above The Rest

    This is typical 1950's B movie fare but I think it is a few notches above the rest. Ok, the acting is a bit hammy and campy even with the talents of John Agar, John Carradine and Jean Byron. The idea of the film is unique. Aliens, invisible to humans land on earth, inhabit the bodies of the dead to take over the planet. There are some stretches of boredom as frantic scientists and military personel try and figure out a way to combat the "invisible invaders", but at certain times this movie can give off a few chills. The reason for this is because at certain times, the movie resembles "Night Of The Living Dead" some 9 years earlier. The scenes of the "invaders" rumbling around as the recently revived dead are quite effective. The dead are almost as convincing as they were in "NOTLD". They roam around seemingly with no purpose though they do have one, arms outstreched, emotionless faces with darkened eyes. Quite effective and chilling in certain areas. Rest assured this movie is not "NOTLD" and pretty much is typical B fare but it does provide glimpses of a soon to come clasic and can give you a chill or two. I'd say rent it or better yet, buy it for your collection. It's fun!

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    • Trivia
      Due to the film's meager budget, cast members had to perform their own stunts with little preparation or training. According to Robert Hutton, this almost led to disaster at least once during the shoot. John Agar very nearly overturned a jeep carrying himself and Hutton during a scene in which he was instructed to brake and swerve sharply. The jeep tilted onto two wheels and very nearly toppled over with the actors inside.
    • Goofs
      If the cab of the truck is radiation proof, the hand-held geiger counter Lamont uses would detect nothing.
    • Quotes

      Phyllis Penner: I thought you weren't going to make it.

      Maj. Bruce Jay: We almost did.

    • Crazy credits
      In the film, John Carradine's character is named Dr. Karol Noymann. In the ending cast list, his character is listed as "Carl Noymann."
    • Connections
      Edited from La Fusée de l'épouvante (1958)

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    • Release date
      • May 15, 1959 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Invisible Invaders
    • Filming locations
      • Bronson Canyon, Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Premium Pictures Inc.
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 7 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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