
When the first manned flight to Venus returns to Earth, the rocket crash-lands in the Mediterranean near a small Italian fishing village. The locals manage to save one of the astronauts Colonel Calder, the mission commander. A young boy also recovers what turns out to be a specimen of an alien creature. Growing at a fantastic rate, it manages to escape and eventually threatens the city of Rome.

as Colonel Robert Calder

as Marisa Leonardo

as Dr. Leonardo

as Dr. Judson

as Maj. Gen. A.D. McIntosh

as Commissario Unte

as Signore Contino - Government Official

as Dr. Sharman

as Pepe

as Fisherman Mondello (uncredited)

as Fisherman Verrico (uncredited)

as Reporter Reynolds (uncredited)

as Reporter Maples (uncredited)

as Felix Roi, a French reporter (uncredited)

as Farmer (uncredited)

as Man Feeding Elephant (uncredited)

as 1st Reuters News Correspondent (uncredited)

as Dr. Koruku - Japanese Scientist