The Space Children

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The Space Children is a 1958 American science fiction film about a group of children telepathically guided by an alien intelligence to prevent a nuclear catastrophe.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film ⓘ
science fiction film ⓘ
basedOn original screenplay ⓘ
cinematographer Ellis W. Carter ⓘ
composer Van Cleave ⓘ
conflictType attempted nuclear missile launch ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
director Jack Arnold ⓘ
distributor Paramount Pictures ⓘ
editor Terry O. Morse ⓘ
featuredOn Mystery Science Theater 3000 ⓘ
format black-and-white film ⓘ
genre drama film ⓘ
science fiction film ⓘ
hasAlienEntity giant glowing brain-like creature ⓘ
hasCastMember Adam Williams ⓘ
Jackie Coogan ⓘ
Johnny Crawford ⓘ
Michel Ray ⓘ
Peggy Webber ⓘ
Raymond Bailey ⓘ
Russell Johnson ⓘ
Sandy Descher ⓘ
Tyler McVey ⓘ
hasCharacter Anne Brewster ⓘ
Bud Brewster ⓘ
Col. Manley ⓘ
Dave Brewster ⓘ
Hank Johnson ⓘ
hasFilmingTechnique special effects for alien brain creature ⓘ
medium theatrical film ⓘ
MST3KEpisode Season 9, Episode 9 ⓘ
narrativeFocus children with telepathic connection to alien being ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
plotSummary A group of children are telepathically guided by an alien intelligence to sabotage a nuclear missile test and prevent a nuclear catastrophe. ⓘ
producer William Alland ⓘ
productionCompany Paramount Pictures ⓘ
releaseDate 1958-06-18 ⓘ
releaseYear 1958 ⓘ
runtimeMinutes 69 ⓘ
screenwriter Tom Filer ⓘ
setting California coast ⓘ
missile base ⓘ
targetAudience general audience ⓘ
theme Cold War anxiety ⓘ
anti-nuclear weapons ⓘ
children as moral agents ⓘ
timePeriodDepicted Cold War era ⓘ

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Jack Arnold → notableWork → The Space Children ⓘ
Nightbirds → hasTrack → Space Children ⓘ
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