The Bamboo Saucer 1968
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- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 103 minutes
- Director
- Frank Telford
- Networks
- Harris Associates, National Telefilm Associates, Jerry Fairbanks Productions
- Where to Stream
- Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Tubi TV, Amazon MX Player
What is The Bamboo Saucer?
Topic: Film "The Bamboo Saucer" (1968). Goal: Factual, original 150-190 word overview.
- Type
- Film
- Year
- 1968
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 103 minutes
- Release date
- Oct 23, 1968
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- United States of America
- Studios
- Harris Associates, National Telefilm Associates, Jerry Fairbanks Productions
- Genres
- Science Fiction
- Updated
At a glance
- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 5.2/10 from 19 votes
- Episode runtime
- ~103 minutes
- Status
- Released
- Networks
- Harris Associates, National Telefilm Associates, Jerry Fairbanks Productions
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Topic: Film "The Bamboo Saucer" (1968).
Goal: Factual, original 150-190 word overview.
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Word count: 150-190 words.
Title: The Bamboo Saucer.
Year: 1968.
US Release Date: 10/23/1968.
Genres: Science Fiction, Cold War science fiction film drama, Adventure.
Runtime: 1h 43m.
Production: Independently made.
Plot: A flying saucer is hidden in a Red Chinese peasant village. Teams from the United States and U.S.S.R. seek it. Upon finding it, they band together to explore the saucer and take a trip into space.
Cast: Dan Duryea, Lois Nettleton, Bernard Fox (supporting), Bob Hastings (supporting), Henry Fonda (mentioned in IMDb source, though context is slightly ambiguous "Hank Peters. 1968. Henry Fonda", but I will stick to the clearly stated cast members), Hank Peters (IMDb source lists him, but it's unclear if he'
Should you watch it?
“Competing American and Russian teams discover a flying saucer in Communist China and take a space trip.”
- Features a unique Cold War premise where American and Soviet teams band together
- Centers around the discovery of a hidden flying saucer in a peasant village
- Includes a dramatic journey exploring the saucer and traveling into space
- Was re-released in 1969 under the title Collision Course with a reduced edited runtime of 90 minutes
Watch it if you enjoy independently made Cold War science fiction film drama involving flying saucers and international teams.
The tone is a Cold War science fiction film drama with a standard runtime of one hour and forty-three minutes.
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It is worth watching if you are interested in independently made 1968 Cold War science fiction featuring American and Russian teams exploring a flying saucer.
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The film has a runtime of 1 hour and 43 minutes, with a reduced edited runtime of 90 minutes for its 1969 re-release as Collision Course.
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