The Flying Saucer (1950) is a below average movie in many respects.
Across the United States, people are stunned and terrified by sightings of what seems to be a flying saucer. American Intelligence officials have learned that Soviet spies have begun exploring a remote region of the Alaskan Territory in search of answers to the worldwide reports of flying saucers.The CIA sends playboy Mike Trent posing as himself suffering from a nervous breakdown, to Alaska with agent Vee Langley, posing as his "nurse," to investigate flying saucer sightings and determine what the Soviets are up to.
The Flying Saucer is more of an adventure spy-drama rather than a science-fiction film. It does, nevertheless, plainly highlight the prevailing mood of nervousness arising from cold war tensions between the Iron Curtain countries and the West. Instead of proposing that flying saucers originate from somewhere outside of the earth, a more earthly origin is offered as the most likely explanation for the development of such a piece of technology.
Overall, The Flying Saucer is pretty dull fare and light on pace and action. It is also maddeningly tedious with its plethora of scenic shots of Alaska and with characters travelling to and fro. Not to mention a many minutes long plane ride over the ice punctuated by sputtering engine noises!
Across the United States, people are stunned and terrified by sightings of what seems to be a flying saucer. American Intelligence officials have learned that Soviet spies have begun exploring a remote region of the Alaskan Territory in search of answers to the worldwide reports of flying saucers.The CIA sends playboy Mike Trent posing as himself suffering from a nervous breakdown, to Alaska with agent Vee Langley, posing as his "nurse," to investigate flying saucer sightings and determine what the Soviets are up to.
The Flying Saucer is more of an adventure spy-drama rather than a science-fiction film. It does, nevertheless, plainly highlight the prevailing mood of nervousness arising from cold war tensions between the Iron Curtain countries and the West. Instead of proposing that flying saucers originate from somewhere outside of the earth, a more earthly origin is offered as the most likely explanation for the development of such a piece of technology.
Overall, The Flying Saucer is pretty dull fare and light on pace and action. It is also maddeningly tedious with its plethora of scenic shots of Alaska and with characters travelling to and fro. Not to mention a many minutes long plane ride over the ice punctuated by sputtering engine noises!