The Lost Missile
A missile from parts unknown enters an orbit only 5 miles above Earth's surface and, due to friction from its intense speed through our atmosphere, proceeds to incinerate everything in its immediate wake.
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The Lost Missile is a 1958 science fiction film directed by Lester Wm. Berke. Originally intended to be directed by his father, William Berke, the film became his son’s project after William’s sudden passing. Starring Robert Loggia and Ellen Parker, the film runs for approximately 70 minutes and explores themes of impending disaster during the Cold War era. The story unfolds as an unidentified, missile-like object emerges in space, prompting a military response from a European nation strongly implied to be behind the Iron Curtain. Their attempt to intercept the object with a missile results in failure; instead of destruction, the explosion merely redirects the missile into a perilous orbit around the Earth. As the missile passes close to the ground—blazing and incinerating everything in its path—a team at the Havenbrook Atomic Laboratory is preparing for a wedding. The urgency escalates when the military recognizes the threat the missile poses to cities like New York.
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- Director
- William Berke
- Starring
- Robert Loggia, Ellen Parker, Phillip Pine, Larry Kerr, Marilee Earle, Fred Engelberg, Kitty Kelly, Selmer Jackson
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