Anne-Marie Martin, Barry Morse, Carol Lynley

In the not-too-distant future, mankind has populated the moon and built vast domed cities. But when power-mad Emperor Omus (Jack Palance) attacks the lunar colony of New Washington, a team of scientis...( read more  read more... )ts led by Dr. John Caball (Barry Morse) launches a dangerous mission to destroy the dictator and his robot army. Carol Lynley, Nicholas Campbell and John Ireland co-star in this sci-fi adventure inspired by H.G. Wells's visionary novel.

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Directed by: George McCowan

Release Date: December 31, 1979

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DVD Release Date: February 11, 2003

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  • July 28, 2008
    this film is TERRIBLE, no story im still not sure what it was about, try the 1936 version, much more enlightening (never read the HG well story so cant comment on now close either are)
  • February 28, 2007
    I need to see this again
  • February 23, 2007
    One of the worst sci fi films ever conceived. H. G. Wells must've been spinning in his grave.
  • August 26, 2006
    I slightly want to see this movie but not really...

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