Invasion (1965 film)
Invasion is a 1965 low-budget British sci-fi film, directed by Alan Bridges for producer Jack Greenwood of Merton Park Studios.
The film was written by Roger Marshall from a storyline by Robert Holmes. Holmes later re-used elements of his storyline in a 1970 Doctor Who serial entitled Spearhead from Space, starring Jon Pertwee.[1]
It tells the story of an alien spacecraft which crash-lands on Earth, near a secluded hospital in the Home Counties. The aliens, who are humanoid and resemble Asians, are taken to a rural hospital where they cause a forcefield to be raised around the building.
Availablility
The film was theatrically released by Anglo Amalgamated in the UK, and by American International Pictures in the USA.
A very brief video release by Warner Home Video was available in the UK in 1992. The film is as yet unavailable on DVD.
Cast
- Edward Judd as Dr. Mike Vernon
- Yoko Tani as Leader of the Lystrians
- Valerie Gearon as Dr. Claire Harland
- Lyndon Brook as Brian Carter
- Eric Young as The Lystrian
- Tsai Chin as Nurse Lin
References
- ↑ The Television Companion: The Unofficial & Unauthorised Guide to Doctor Who by David J Howe & Stephen James Walker