They Came from Beyond Space (1967)

Director
Freddie Francis

Main cast
Robert Hutton; Jennifer Jayne; Zia Mohyeddin; Bernard Kay; Michael Gough

Genres
Sci-Fi

Description
A group of scientists are possessed by a alien force when they investigate a meteor shower in a rural field.


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