Invasion USA / directed by Alfred E. Green.

"A mysterious stranger engages a diverse group of Manhattan bar patrons in a discussion on the best way to beat communism. Suddenly, a real Red Alert is declared and enemy parachutists by the thousands begin landing on American soil! Soon atom bombs are dropping, skyscrapers are crumbling and fifth...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Author: Synapse Films (Firm : Novi, Mich.)
Other Authors: Green, Alfred E., 1889-1960
Language:English
Published: Bloomington, IL : Synapse Films, [2002], ©2002.
Edition:Atomic special edition.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Cold War > Drama.
World politics > 1945-1989 > Drama.
Nuclear warfare > Drama.
Detente > Drama.
Detente.
Diplomatic relations.
Nuclear warfare.
World politics.
United States > Foreign relations > Russia (Federation) > Drama.
Russia (Federation) > Foreign relations > United States > Drama.
Russia (Federation)
United States.
Feature films.
Drama.
1945 - 1989
Genre:
Drama.
Feature films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (74 min.) : digital, sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert (3 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 19 cm)
Variant Title:
Invasion U.S.A.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
"A mysterious stranger engages a diverse group of Manhattan bar patrons in a discussion on the best way to beat communism. Suddenly, a real Red Alert is declared and enemy parachutists by the thousands begin landing on American soil! Soon atom bombs are dropping, skyscrapers are crumbling and fifth columnists are taking over key industries. Through it all, a suave, street-smart reporter and a beautiful debutante desperately try to find time for romance amid the chaos."--Container.
Note:Originally released as a motion picture in 1952.
Special features include: 2 original Civil Defense Dept. audio recordings (The complacent Americans and If the bomb falls) ; 1956 re-issue theatrical trailer ; Red nightmare, short film starring Jack Webb ; Conelrad 100, film encyclopedia of atomic films ; interviews with Dan O'Herlihy, William Schallert, Noel Neill.
Insert includes production notes.
"SFD0018"--container.
Videorecording.
Call Number:AJ7 D0014991 VideoDVD
Credits:Screenplay, Robert Smith, from a story by Robert Smith and Franz Spencer ; producers, Albert Zugsmith, Robert Smith ; director of photography, John L. Russell, Jr. ; music, Albert Glasser ; supervising editor, W. Donn Hayes.
System Details:DVD format ; Dolby Digital mono.
Cast:
Gerald Mohr, Peggie Castle, Dan O'Herlihy, Robert Bice, Tom Kennedy, Wade Crosby, Erik Blythe, Phyllis Coates, Aram Ketcher, Knox Manning, Edward G. Robinson, Jr., Noel Neill, Clarence A. Shoop.