Invaders from Mars Blu-ray

Release Year: 1953

Runtime: 78 min

Director: William Cameron Menzies

Cast: Jimmy Hunt, Arthur Franz, Helena Carter, Leif Erickson, Hillary Brooke

Studios: Edward L. Alperson Productions

A boy tries to stop aliens that have taken over his town and are brainwashing its inhabitants.

Special Features:

Brand new 4K restoration of the film

restored from the original camera negative and master positives

Restored 4K original 1953 trailer and a newly commissioned trailer 2022

Interviews with star Jimmy Hunt, William Cameron Menzies’ biographer James Curtis and recollections of Menzies’ eldest granddaughter Pamela Lauesen

Featurettes with acclaimed film directors John Landis, Joe Dante, editor Mark Goldblatt, special visual effects artist and two-time Oscar Winner Robert Skotak (foremost expert on Invaders from Mars), and enthusiast and film preservationist Scott MacQueen

John Sayles’ introduction at Turner Classic Movie Festival in Hollywood, April 2022

Before/after clips of restoration

original negative and archival film elements – with film restoration supervisor Scott MacQueen

Restored segments in 2K of the Alternate International Version – alternative ending and extended Planetarium scene

Gallery with original Press Book pages, behind the scenes photos from the restoration process

20-page collector’s booklet featuring an extensive essay on the restoration process

“Invaders From Mars: A Nightmare of Restoration” by Scott MacQueen

Technical Specifications:

• 4K presentation
• DTS-HD Master Audio