They Came from Beyond Space

They Came from Beyond Space
Theatrical release poster
Directed byFreddie Francis
Written byMilton Subotsky
Based onThe Gods Hate Kansas
Joseph Millard
Produced byMax Rosenberg (producer)
Milton Subotsky (producer)
StarringRobert Hutton
Jennifer Jayne
Zia Mohyeddin
CinematographyNorman Warwick
Edited byPeter Musgrave
Music byJames Stevens
Production
company
Distributed byAnglo Embassy
Release date
  • 1 May 1967 (1967-05-01)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

They Came from Beyond Space is a 1967 British Eastmancolor science fiction film directed by Freddie Francis and starring Robert Hutton, Jennifer Jayne, Zia Mohyeddin and Bernard Kay. It was produced by Max J. Rosenberg and Milton Subotsky. The screenplay was by Subotsky, based on the 1941 novel The Gods Hate Kansas by Joseph Millard.

The narrative follows the adventures of a scientist who tries to stop space aliens who are made of pure energy from enslaving humans in order to rebuild their spaceship so that they can return to their home planet.

The film is from Amicus Productions who released the film as a double bill with The Terrornauts (1967).