# Th Angry Red Planet (1959)

The Angry Red Planet is a 1959 American science-fiction film directed by Ib Melchior, featuring a crew's expedition to Mars where they encounter strange creatures and challenges. The film follows the Mars Rocket 1 (MR-1) crew, who are initially thought lost. Upon their return, only two crew members survive. They recount their harrowing experiences on Mars, including encounters with bizarre creatures like a giant amoeba and a hybrid creature resembling a rat, bat, spider, and crab. Due to a limited budget and tight filming schedule, the movie utilized a unique film-processing technique called "CineMagic." This method combined hand-drawn animations with live-action footage to depict the Martian landscape, although it received mixed reviews for its effectiveness.

- Kind: Feature
- Year: 1959
- By: Ib Melchior
- Genres: Horror, Science fiction, Science, Space, Adventure
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/the.angry.red.planet.1959)
- Licence or status: [Public Domain Mark 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/) (as the archive states it)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/ia/the.angry.red.planet.1959?play=1)