20 Million Miles to Earth(1957)

movie - first aired/released 1957-06-01 - 82 min - audience 6.3

Science Fiction, Horror

Directed by Nathan Juran

When the first manned flight to Venus returns to Earth, the rocket crash-lands in the Mediterranean near a small Italian fishing village. The locals manage to save Colonel Robert Calder, the mission commander. A young boy also recovers what turns out to be a specimen of an alien creature. Growing at a fantastic rate, it manages to escape and eventually threatens the city of Rome.