Not of This Earth

Not of This Earth (1957)

  • 43% of users liked it
    (83 ratings)

One of Roger Corman's finest science-fiction endeavors of the 1950s, Not of This Earth is an excellent film by any standards. Paul Birch stars as Johnson, a taciturn gentleman in a dark business suit who hires nurse Nadine (Beverly Garland) to care for him. Curious that Johnson needs constant blood… More

PG, 1 hr. 7 min.
Directed By
Roger Corman
Written By
Mark Hanna, Charles B. Griffith
Genres
Science Fiction & Fantasy, Horror
In Theaters
Feb 10, 1957 Wide

Critic Reviews

  • Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

    The more sober-minded work, and the creepier film, thanks in large measure to Paul Birch's performance as the gent who is 'not of this Earth.'

  • John Beifuss, Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)

    Could be the most effective of Corman's non-comic pre-Poe films...

  • Sean Axmaker, Parallax View

    Somehow Corman makes it all work, even the purely expositional dialogue scenes.

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