The Human Duplicators (1965) - Turner Classic Movies

Brief Synopsis

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An alien is dispatched from a faraway galaxy to take over the Earth by "duplicating" humans and creating a race of zombies resembling animated pottery in this low-budget sci-fi film. Enjoy the opening and closing shots of the alien spacecraft resembling a Christmas tree bauble dancing in space, the faces of the "duplicated" humans shattering like a cheap vase when thrown to the floor, and the formative "duplicates" as they are cooked up in the lab in individual coffins. The alien's heart is softened by the persevering goodness of a beautiful blind woman, deeply conflicting his motives as the film plods to its "climactic" confrontation between the humans and their counterfeit duplicates.

Cast & Crew

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Hugo Grimaldi

George Nader

Barbara Nichols

George Macready

Professor Dornheimer

Dolores Faith

Richard Kiel

Film Details

Genre

Adventure

Release Date

Mar 1965

Premiere Information

not available

Production Company

Hugo Grimaldi Productions

Distribution Company

Allied Artists; Woolner Bros. Pictures

Country

United States

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 20m

Sound

Mono

Color

Color

Synopsis

Kolos, an agent from another world, is sent to Earth to create a colony of androids who will infiltrate the government and prepare for an invasion from Kolos' world. Kolos takes over the mansion of Professor Dornheimer, an electronics expert, and duplicates him and his staff with androids, sparing only the professor's blind niece, Lisa. The National Intelligence Agency assigns agent Glenn Martin to investigate thefts at research centers carried out by staff members--actually androids--who then disappeared. Martin's investigations lead him to the Dornheimer mansion where he is captured and duplicated. The android Martin is sent to throw the authorities off the trail but he arouses the suspicions of agent Gale Wilson. Although she catches him robbing a government electronics supply vault, he escapes. The android Dornheimer rebels against Kolos, who has fallen in love with Lisa, but Kolos overcomes his opponent. Meanwhile, Lisa helps the real Martin escape and, with the help of the real Dornheimer, Martin destroys the androids with a laser beam. Kolos prepares to return to his world with a report of his failure and the inadvisability of an invasion. After restoring Lisa's eyesight, he reveals that he will be destroyed when he returns home but explains that it doesn't matter because he has discovered that he, too, is an android.

Director

Hugo Grimaldi

Cast

George Nader

Barbara Nichols

George Macready

Professor Dornheimer

Dolores Faith

Richard Kiel

Richard Arlen

National Intelligence Agency head

Hugh Beaumont

Ted Durant

Voice from outer space

Tommy Leonetti

Lonnie Sattin

John Indrisano

Crew

Monroe Askins

Director of Photography

Ray Boltz

Ross Burke

John Chambers

Jesse Corallo

Assistant Director

Jesse Corallo

Associate Producer

Roger George

Special Effects

Hugo Grimaldi

Madison Lacy

Donald E. Leon

Harold Lewis

Assistant Director

John Livesley

Bob Mark

George Marqueenie

Mickey Myers

Arthur C. Pierce

Arthur C. Pierce

Original story & Screenplay

Della Ross

Script Supervisor

Ryder Sound Service

Kay Shea

Paul Sylos

Jean Valentino

Donald Wolfe

Lawrence Woolner

Executive Producer

Gordon Zahler

Film Details

Genre

Adventure

Release Date

Mar 1965

Premiere Information

not available

Production Company

Hugo Grimaldi Productions

Distribution Company

Allied Artists; Woolner Bros. Pictures

Country

United States

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 20m

Sound

Mono

Color

Color

Quotes

Trivia

Notes

Location scenes filmed in Los Angeles.

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