Masters of Venus
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Masters of Venus is a 1962 British
science fiction film
directed by Ernest Morris
and starring Norman Wooland
, Mandy Harper and Robin Stewart
. Two children are accidentally carried on a spaceship to the planet Venus
.
Cinema of the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom has had a major influence on modern cinema. The first moving pictures developed on celluloid film were made in Hyde Park, London in 1889 by William Friese Greene, a British inventor, who patented the process in 1890. It is generally regarded that the British film industry...
science fiction film
Science fiction film
Science fiction film is a film genre that uses science fiction: speculative, science-based depictions of phenomena that are not necessarily accepted by mainstream science, such as extraterrestrial life forms, alien worlds, extrasensory perception, and time travel, often along with futuristic...
directed by Ernest Morris
Ernest Morris
-Selected filmography:* Three Crooked Men * Night Train for Inverness * Three Spare Wives * What Every Woman Wants * The Spanish Sword * The Sicilians * Shadow of Fear...
and starring Norman Wooland
Norman Wooland
Norman Wooland was a German-born British character actor who appeared in many major films, notably in several Shakespearean ones....
, Mandy Harper and Robin Stewart
Robin Stewart
Robin Stewart is an English actor who is best known for playing Mike Abbott in the 1970s sitcom Bless This House.He acted on television and in feature films in both the UK and Australia...
. Two children are accidentally carried on a spaceship to the planet Venus
Venus
Venus is the second planet from the Sun, orbiting it every 224.7 Earth days. The planet is named after Venus, the Roman goddess of love and beauty. After the Moon, it is the brightest natural object in the night sky, reaching an apparent magnitude of −4.6, bright enough to cast shadows...
.
Cast
- Norman Wooland - Doctor Ballantyne
- Mandy Harper - Pat
- Robin StewartRobin StewartRobin Stewart is an English actor who is best known for playing Mike Abbott in the 1970s sitcom Bless This House.He acted on television and in feature films in both the UK and Australia...
- Jim - Robin HunterRobin HunterRobin Ian Hunter was an English actor, who was also a skilled and versatile performer and writer in the field of musicals, music hall and comedy.-Life and career:...
- Peter - Patrick KavanaghPatrick KavanaghPatrick Kavanagh was an Irish poet and novelist. Regarded as one of the foremost poets of the 20th century, his best known works include the novel Tarry Flynn and the poems Raglan Road and The Great Hunger...
- Mike - Arnold Diamond - Imos
- George PastellGeorge PastellGeorge Pastell was a Cypriot character actor in British films and television programmes. His real name was George Pastellides....
- Kallas - Ferdy MayneFerdy Mayne-Early life:He was born Ferdinand Philip Mayer-Horckel, in Mainz, Germany. His German father was the Judge of Mayence, and his half-English mother gave singing lessons. Because his family was Jewish, he was sent to England to protect him from the Nazis, and he stayed with his aunt, the photographer...
- Votan - Jackie Martin - Borlas
- Zienia MertonZienia MertonZienia Merton is a British actress born in Burma. Her mother was Burmese, and her father half English, half French. She was raised in Singapore, Borneo, Portugal, and England....
- Marla - Tony Calvin - Joe
- Robert Bruce - George
- Andrew Laurence - Colonel Armstrong
- Robert JamesRobert James (actor)Robert James was a Scottish actor, who was best known for his television work.Born in Paisley, Scotland, Robert James trained to be a lawyer, before being spotted by a professional director while doing amateur dramatics....
- Stewart