Ciencia Ficción B de los 50s y 60s
El cine B de ciencia ficción de los años 50 y 60 es un tesoro cinematográfico que nos transporta a un mundo de imaginación desenfrenada y efectos especiales rudimentarios. Estas películas, a menudo producidas con presupuestos limitados y recursos técnicos modestos, capturan la fascinación y el temor de la era atómica y la carrera espacial. Con tramas repletas de invasiones alienígenas, monstruos gigantes y experimentos científicos descontrolados, el cine B de ciencia ficción de esta época refleja los miedos y esperanzas de una sociedad en rápida transformación.
Aunque muchas de estas películas comparten ciertas características con el cine B, como presupuestos modestos y un estilo distintivo, no se consideran estrictamente producciones de serie B. Sin embargo, su influencia y estilo retro las vinculan con el espíritu del cine de serie B de la época.
Películas como "Godzilla" (1954) y "The Creature from the Black Lagoon" (1954) comparten ciertas similitudes con el cine B, pero fueron producciones de mayor escala realizadas por estudios importantes como Toho en Japón y Universal Pictures en Estados Unidos. Aunque no se clasifican estrictamente como películas de serie B, su carácter singular, su influencia y peculiar estética las conectan con la esencia del cine de serie B de la época de la década de 1950.
Aunque muchas de estas películas comparten ciertas características con el cine B, como presupuestos modestos y un estilo distintivo, no se consideran estrictamente producciones de serie B. Sin embargo, su influencia y estilo retro las vinculan con el espíritu del cine de serie B de la época.
Películas como "Godzilla" (1954) y "The Creature from the Black Lagoon" (1954) comparten ciertas similitudes con el cine B, pero fueron producciones de mayor escala realizadas por estudios importantes como Toho en Japón y Universal Pictures en Estados Unidos. Aunque no se clasifican estrictamente como películas de serie B, su carácter singular, su influencia y peculiar estética las conectan con la esencia del cine de serie B de la época de la década de 1950.
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- DirectorJack ArnoldStarsRichard CarlsonJulie AdamsRichard DenningA strange prehistoric beast lurks in the depths of the Amazonian jungle. A group of scientists try to capture the animal and bring it back to civilization for study.
- DirectorDon SiegelStarsKevin McCarthyDana WynterLarry GatesA small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates.
- DirectorWolf RillaStarsGeorge SandersBarbara ShelleyMartin StephensIn the English village of Midwich, the blonde-haired, glowing-eyed children of uncertain paternity prove to have frightening powers.
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- DirectorWilliam Cameron MenziesStarsHelena CarterArthur FranzJimmy HuntA young boy learns that space aliens are taking over the minds of earthlings.
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- DirectorVal GuestStarsBrian DonlevyJack WarnerRichard WordsworthProfessor Bernard Quatermass' manned rocket ship returns to Earth, but two of the astronauts are missing and the survivor seems ill and unable to communicate.
- DirectorRobert GordonStarsKenneth TobeyFaith DomergueDonald CurtisA giant, radioactive octopus rises from the Philippine Trench to terrorize the North American Pacific Coast.
- DirectorFred M. WilcoxStarsWalter PidgeonAnne FrancisLeslie NielsenA starship crew in the 23rd century goes to investigate the silence of a distant planet's colony, only to find just two survivors, a powerful robot, and the deadly secret of a lost civilization.
- DirectorJack ArnoldStarsGrant WilliamsRandy StuartApril KentAfter Scott Carey begins to shrink because of exposure to a combination of radiation and insecticide, medical science is powerless to help him.
- DirectorByron HaskinStarsGene BarryAnn RobinsonLes TremayneA small town in California is attacked by Martians, beginning a worldwide invasion.
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- DirectorHerbert L. StrockStarsRichard EganConstance DowlingHerbert MarshallA security agent investigates sabotage and murder at a secret underground laboratory, home of two experimental robots.
- DirectorLee SholemStarsCharles DrakeKarin BoothBilly ChapinA young boy-genius befriends his grandfather's robot, designed as a test pilot for space travel and coveted by foreign spies.
- DirectorRoger VadimStarsJane FondaJohn Phillip LawAnita PallenbergIn the 41st century, an astronaut seeks to stop an evil scientist who threatens to unleash a powerful weapon upon the galaxy, partaking in sexy misadventures along the way.
- DirectorsIrvin S. Yeaworth Jr.Russell S. Doughten Jr.StarsSteve McQueenAneta CorsautEarl RoweAn alien lifeform consumes everything in its path as it grows and grows.
- DirectorIshirô HondaStarsAkira TakaradaYuriko HoshiHiroshi KoizumiWhen greedy tycoons refuse to return Mothra's egg to the people of Infant Island, they must decide if they are willing to answer Japan's own pleas for help when Godzilla arises near Nagoya.
- DirectorEdgar G. UlmerStarsRobert ClarkeDarlene TompkinsArianne UlmerIn 1960, a military test pilot is caught in a time warp that propels him to year 2024 where he finds a plague has sterilized the world's population.
- DirectorChano UruetaStarsAbel SalazarAriadne WelterDavid SilvaIn 1661 Mexico, Baron Vitelius is executed for witchcraft. 300 years later, during a comet's return, he resurfaces as a brain-eating monster seeking revenge on the Inquisitors' descendants.
- DirectorRichard FleischerStarsStephen BoydRaquel WelchEdmond O'BrienWhen a blood clot renders a scientist comatose, a submarine and its crew are shrunk and injected into his bloodstream in order to save him.
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- DirectorPhil TuckerStarsGeorge NaderGregory MoffettClaudia BarrettThe monstrous Ro-Man attempts to annihilate the last family alive on Earth, but finds himself falling for their beautiful daughter.
