Visit to a Small Planet(Movie, 1960)

Name: Visit to a Small Planet
Genre: Comedy, Science Fiction, Kids & Family
Released: 1960
Duration: T01:25:00
Rating: 2.5

FSK: 12+ years

| 1h 25min | Genres: Comedy, Science Fiction, Kids & Family

Rating: 2.5/5 (with 12 votes)

Visit to a Small Planet is a 1960 American black-and-white science fiction comedy film directed by Norman Taurog and starring Jerry Lewis, Joan Blackman, Earl Holliman, and Fred Clark. Distributed by Paramount Pictures, it was produced by Hal B. Wallis. Visit to a Small Planet debuted as an original television production by Gore Vidal, then was reworked by Vidal as a Broadway play starring Cyril Ritchard and Eddie Mayehoff. The film was released on February 4, 1960. It was re-released in 1966 on a double bill with another Jerry Lewis film, The Bellboy. ()

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Available languages: German, English
Available subtitles: English
Duration: 1h 25min

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Available languages: German, English
Available subtitles: English
Duration: 1h 25min

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Awards & Nominations for Visit to a Small Planet

nominated for: Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Black and White

About Visit to a Small Planet

The weirdest alien of the galaxy pays a visit to Earth... Jerry Lewis is Kreton, a childish alien who, against his teacher's will leaves his planet to visit the Earth, and lands in the backyard of a famous television journalist who doesn't believe in UFOs and aliens. Wanting to study humans but not able to fully understand them, Kreton makes a mess out of it, generating a lot of comic situations.

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Trailer for Visit to a Small Planet + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

1960 Visit to a Small Planet Official Trailer 1 Hal Wallis Productions(Trailer, 2:19)

Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)

Made by: Paramount Pictures, Hal Wallis Productions, Kino Lorber

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 8 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Persian (FA), French (FR), Italian (IT), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU)

Status: Released

Release date DE: 11/28/1960 (World premiere: 02/04/1960)

Cast: Jerry Lewis, Joan Blackman, Earl Holliman, Fred Clark, John Williams, Ellen Corby, Jerome Cowan, Lee Patrick, Gale Gordon, Joe Turkel, Karl Lukas, Edward G. Robinson Jr.

Director: Norman Taurog

Producer: Hal B. Wallis

Screenwriter: Edmund Beloin, Henry Garson

Film Editor: Frank Bracht

Director of Photography: Loyal Griggs

Composer: Leigh Harline

Costume designer: Edith Head

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Besuch von einem kleinen Planeten"

"Jerry - Der Astronauten-Schreck"

Keywords: alien

Color: Black & White (B/W)

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Visit to a Small Planet(Movie, 1960)

Where to watch Visit to a Small Planet (cinema/streaming/download)?

Awards & Nominations for Visit to a Small Planet

About Visit to a Small Planet

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Trailer for Visit to a Small Planet + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

1960 Visit to a Small Planet Official Trailer 1 Hal Wallis Productions(Trailer, 2:19)

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