Trapped amid the mysteries of outer space they challenged the unearthly furies of a planet gone mad!
Film Synopsis
This Island Earth (1955) follows a scientist recruited into a secretive research initiative after assembling a mysterious communication device, only to discover that the project’s enigmatic leader has extraterrestrial origins and ulterior motives in an impending interstellar conflict. As he and a fellow researcher are drawn away from Earth and into a distant world beset by war and strange creatures, trust, survival, and the fate of the planet hang in the balance. This science-fiction adventure blends alien contact and cosmic peril in a vivid, Technicolor space odyssey.
This Island Earth Blu-ray & DVD editions
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| Disc Extras | Scream Factory BD-A/US 2019 | Imprint BD-ALL/AU 2025 | Universal DVD-1/US 2006 | Image DVD-1/US/OOP 1998 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audio Commentary by Heath Holland | ||||
| Audio Commentary by David Schecter | ||||
| Audio Commentary by Visual Effects Artist Robert Skotak | ||||
| “This Island Earth”: 2 1/2 Years in the Making | ||||
| Alien Ideas - Interview with Luigi Cozzi | ||||
| “Facts About Perspecta Stereophonic Sound” - By Bob Furmanek | ||||
| Trailers from Hell with Joe Dante | ||||
| Stills Gallery - Behind-the-Scenes, Posters, Publicity | ||||
| Theatrical Trailer | ||||
| 8mm and 16mm Versions as “War of the Planets” |
Edition and Packaging Notes
- Imprint’s Blu-ray is included in the “Tales of Adventure, Collection 5” box set with Devil Girl from Mars (1954), The Gamma People (1956), The 27th Day (1957), The Night the World Exploded (1957) and The Underwater City (1962).
- Image’s DVD contains no extras.
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Collector’s guide
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“This Island Earth”: 2 1/2 Years in the Making (47:55) -
Alien Ideas (21:11) -
“Facts About Perspecta Stereophonic Sound” (9:39) -
Trailers from Hell with Joe Dante (2:45)
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Scream Factory BD 2019
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| Extras | Audio Commentary by David Schecter Scream Factory BD |
| Audio Commentary by Visual Effects Artist Robert Skotak Scream Factory BD | |
| “This Island Earth”: 2 1/2 Years in the Making Scream Factory BD | |
| Alien Ideas - Interview with Luigi Cozzi Scream Factory BD | |
| “Facts About Perspecta Stereophonic Sound” - By Bob Furmanek Scream Factory BD | |
| Trailers from Hell with Joe Dante Scream Factory BD | |
| Stills Gallery - Behind-the-Scenes, Posters, Publicity Scream Factory BD | |
| Theatrical Trailer Scream Factory BD | |
| 8mm and 16mm Versions as “War of the Planets” Scream Factory BD |
Notes
- Scream Factory’s 3.0 audio and subtitles only on 1.85:1 version.