Flight to Mars
- Year: 1951
- Country of origin: USA
- Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
- Director: Lesley Selander
- Length: 72 min
The most fantastic expedition ever conceived by man!
Film Synopsis
Flight to Mars (1951) centers on the crew of the first successful expedition to Mars, who discover an advanced underground civilization struggling to survive as its natural resources dwindle. As their seemingly gracious hosts secretly plan to seize the Earth spacecraft and use it to reach a new world, the visitors must uncover the truth before they are prevented from returning home. This science fiction adventure blends space exploration, Cold War allegory, and planetary romance as diplomacy, survival, and competing visions of humanity’s future shape a suspenseful interplanetary encounter.
Flight to Mars Blu-ray & DVD editions
See which disc extras are included across selected editions.
| Disc Extras | Film Masters BD-ALL/US 2026 | The Film Detective BD-ALL/US 2021 | Image DVD-1/US/OOP 2002 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audio Commentary by Justin Humphreys | |||
| Interstellar Travelogues: Cinema’s First Space Race | |||
| Interstellar Travelogues: Cinema’s First Space Race [Extended Edition] | |||
| Walter Mirisch: From “Bomba” to “Body Snatchers” - With C. Courtney Joyner | |||
| “Sinister Image: Cameron Mitchell” - Hosted by David Del Valle | |||
| Theatrical Trailer |
Edition and Packaging Notes
- Film Masters’ “Special Edition” Blu-ray also includes Destination Moon (1950).
- The Film Detective’s “Special Edition” Blu-ray includes a booklet with writing by Don Stradley.
- Image’s “The Wade Williams Collection” DVD includes liner notes by Tom Weaver. It is also available in the “Mission to Mars” box set with Invaders from Mars (1953) and Attack from Mars (1988). The interview with actor Cameron Mitchell is also available on Arrow’s Blu-ray of Blood and Black Lace (1964).
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