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OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 260

Night of the Blood Beast

195862 minUnited States

Video edition: YouTube
Original language: English
This copy runs: 63:00
Subtitles: English

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Synopsis

An astronaut dies when his spacecraft crashes after striking an unknown object. The recovery team encounters evidence that the mission has brought something unexpected back to Earth. Examining the body becomes the beginning of a danger the launch was never designed to anticipate.

Cast

Michael Emmet

Major John Corcoran

Angela Greene

Dr. Julie Benson

John Baer

Steve Dunlap

Ed Nelson

Dave Randall

DirectorsBernard L. Kowalski

Historical context

The fictional first American crewed launch predates the country's actual human spaceflights. The film turns contemporary anticipation of space exploration into anxiety about what a returning mission might carry.

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Work catalogued as public domain in the United States.

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Availability checked on September 10, 2026.

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Angela Greene — Paramount Pictures · Public domain
John Baer — Don Sharpe Enterprises. J. M. Mathes, who sent out the photo, appears to be an advertising agency the producer used to distribute publicity material for the program. · Public domain
Ed Nelson — ABC Television · Public domain

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