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First Man Into Space

First Man Into Space (1959)

Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi | UK

Director: Robert Day

BBC2 | Saturday, 9 February 2008 | 01:05

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Saturday, 9 February 2008 01:05

Rating: 5.5/10

SYNOPSIS

The first pilot to leave Earth's atmosphere lands, then vanishes; but something with a craving for blood prowls the countryside...

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Writer: John Croydon, Charles F. Vetter

RUNTIME: 77 min

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