The Phantom Planet
| The Phantom Planet | |
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| Directed by | William Marshall |
| Screenplay by | William Telaak Fred De Gorter Fred Gebhardt |
| Story by | Fred Gebhardt |
| Produced by | Fred Gebhardt |
| Starring | Dean Fredericks Coleen Gray Anthony Dexter Francis X. Bushman Richard Kiel |
| Cinematography | Elwood J. Nicholson |
| Edited by | Hugo Grimaldi |
| Music by | Leith Stevens |
Production company | Four Crown Productions Inc. |
| Distributed by | American International Pictures |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Phantom Planet is a 1961 independently made American black-and-white science fiction film produced by Fred Gebhardt, directed by William Marshall, and starring Dean Fredericks, Coleen Gray, Anthony Dexter, and Francis X. Bushman. It was the first credited appearance of Richard Kiel, although he is not identifiable in the masked monster costume used for the film. The Phantom Planet was released on December 13, 1961 in the U.S. by American International Pictures as a double feature with Assignment Outer Space (1960).
The film was featured on the television series Mystery Science Theater 3000 as episode #902.