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Terror from the Year 5000 (1958)

1958-10-30 · 1h 10m · EN
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From Time Unborn… A Hideous She-Thing!

Prof. Erling and his financial backer Victor build a prototype time machine to snatch objects from the past. Latest find, a statuette, radiometrically dates to 5200 AD! When this draws colleague Richard Hedges to the island lab, Erling reveals that 20th-century objects put in the machine seem to be "traded" for analogous future objects by intelligent life. And on the sly, Victor's been trying to get a living visitor. Does the future need help, or is the present in danger?

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Robert J. Gurney Jr.Director, Writer

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Ward CostelloWard CostelloDr. Robert HedgesJoyce HoldenJoyce HoldenClaire ErlingFrederic DownsFrederic DownsProf. Howard ErlingJohn StrattonJohn StrattonVictorSalome JensSalome JensFuture Woman / NurseFred HerrickFred HerrickAngeloBeatrice FurdeauxBeatrice FurdeauxMiss Blake

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Time travelTime machineIslandScientistSwampFloridaMutant animalExperimentJealousyIsolated houseSwimmingDead catIsolated islandRadioactivityStatuetteHandymanIn-home laboratoryPeepingMutant woman

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Genre affinityScience FictionTheme affinityTime Travel · Time Machine · IslandNarrative complexityTime TravelPacingShortDirector preference465199Actor preference211296 · 266076 · 454540

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What is Terror from the Year 5000 about?

Prof. Erling and his financial backer Victor build a prototype time machine to snatch objects from the past. Latest find, a statuette, radiometrically dates to 5200 AD! When this draws colleague Richard Hedges to the island lab, Erling reveals that 20th-century objects put in the machine seem to be "traded" for analogous future objects by intelligent life. And on the sly, Victor's been trying to get a living visitor. Does the future need help, or is the present in danger?

How long is Terror from the Year 5000?

Terror from the Year 5000 has a runtime of 70 minutes.