1957 in science fiction

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The year 1957 was marked, in science fiction, by the following events.

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Births and deaths

Births

Deaths

Literary releases

Serialized novels

First editions

Short stories

Juveniles

Children's books

Comics

Movies

TitleDirectorCastCountrySubgenre/Notes
20 Million Miles to Earth Nathan H. Juran William Hopper, Joan Taylor, Frank Puglia, John Zaremba United StatesAdventure Family Fantasy Horror Thriller
The 27th Day William Asher Gene Barry, Valerie French, George Voskovec United States
The Astounding She-Monster Ronnie Ashcroft Jeanne Tatum, Ewing Brown, Robert Clarke United StatesCrime Horror
The Amazing Colossal Man Bert I. Gordon Glenn Langan, Cathy Downs, William Hudson United States
Attack of the Crab Monsters Roger Corman Richard Garland, Pamela Duncan, Russell Johnson United StatesHorror
Beginning of the End Bert I. Gordon Peter Graves, Peggie Castle, Morris Ankrum United StatesHorror
The Black Scorpion Edward Ludwig Richard Denning, Mara Corday, Carlos Rivas United StatesHorror
The Brain from Planet Arous Nathan H. Juran John Agar, Joyce Meadows, Robert Fuller United StatesAction Adventure Horror Thriller [2]
The Cyclops Bert I. Gordon James Craig, Gloria Talbott, Lon Chaney Jr. United StatesHorror
The Deadly Mantis Nathan H. Juran Craig Stevens, William Hopper, Alix Talton United StatesFamily Horror Thriller
From Hell It Came Dan Milner Tod Andrews, Tina Carver, Linda Watkins United StatesHorror
The Giant Claw Fred Sears Jeff Morrow, Mara Corday, Morris Ankrum United StatesFantasy Horror Thriller
Half Human Ishirō Honda, Kenneth G. Crane John Carradine, Morris Ankrum Japan
United States
Horror. USA version. See 1955 for Japan version
The Incredible Shrinking Man Jack Arnold Grant Williams, Randy Stuart, April Kent United StatesHorror [nb 2]
Invasion of the Saucer Men Edward L. Cahn Steve Terrell, Gloria Castillo, Frank Gorshin, Lyn Osborne United StatesFamily Horror
The Invisible Boy Herman Hoffman Richard Eyer, Philip Abbott, Diane Brewster United StatesAdventure Comedy Family
The Invisible Man vs. The Human Fly Mitsuo Murayama Ryuji Shinagawa, Yoshiro Kitahara, Junko KanoJapanOnly released in Japan
I Was a Teenage Frankenstein Herbert L. Strock Whit Bissell, Phyllis Coates, Robert Burton, Gary Conway, George Lynn USADrama Fantasy Horror
I Was a Teenage Werewolf Gene Fowler Jr. Michael Landon, Whit Bissell, Yvonne Lime USAHorror
Kronos Kurt Neumann Jeff Morrow, Barbara Lawrence, John Emery, George O'Hanlon United StatesAction Drama Horror Romance
The Land Unknown Virgil Vogel Jock Mahoney, Shawn Smith, William Reynolds United StatesAdventure Fantasy Thriller
The Man Without a Body Charles Saunders, W. Lee Wilder Robert Hutton, George Coulouris, Julia Arnall United KingdomHorror
The Man Who Turned to Stone László Kardos Victor Jory, William Hudson United StatesHorror
The Monolith Monsters John Sherwood Grant Williams, Lola Albright, Les Tremayne United StatesDrama Horror
Monster from Green Hell Kenneth G. Crane Jim Davis United StatesHorror
The Monster That Challenged the World Arnold Laven Tim Holt, Audrey Dalton, Hans Conried United StatesHorror Thriller
The Mysterians (a.k.a. Chikyû Bôeigun) Ishirō Honda Kenji Sahara, Yumi Shirakawa, Momoko Kochi JapanAction Family Thriller Kaijū
The Night the World Exploded Fred Sears Kathryn Grant, William Leslie, Tristram Coffin United States
Not of This Earth Roger Corman Paul Birch, Beverly Garland, Morgan Jones United StatesHorror
Quatermass 2 Val Guest Brian Donlevy, John Longden, Sid James United KingdomHorror [nb 3]
Road To The Stars (a.k.a. Doroga K Zvezdam) Pavel Klushantsev Georgi Solovyov Soviet UnionBiography [3] [4]
The Secret of Two Oceans Konstantin Pipinashvili Igor Vladimirov, Sergej Golovanov, Sergej Stoljarov Soviet UnionAdventure Crime Fantasy Mystery [5]
She Devil Kurt Neumann Albert Dekker, Jack Kelly, Mari Blanchard United StatesCrime Horror Thriller
The Unearthly Brooke Peters John Carradine, Myron Healey, Allison Hayes United StatesHorror
The Unknown Terror Charles Marquis Warren John Howard, Mala Powers, Paul E. Richards, May Wynn United StatesHorror
The Vampire Paul Landres John Beal, Colleen Gray, Kenneth Tobey United StatesHorror Thriller
The Robot vs. The Aztec Mummy (a.k.a. La momia azteca contra el robot humano) Rafael Portillo Ramon Gay, Rosita Arenas, Luis Aceves CastanedaMexicoHorror

Awards

No Hugo Award was awarded in 1957. [6]

See also

Notes

  1. First published in English by Noonday Press in 1961.
  2. Winner of a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation in 1958.
  3. U.S. title: Enemy from Space.

References

  1. Kim Newman (31 October 2014). Quatermass and the Pit. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 31. ISBN   978-1-84457-793-4.
  2. The Staff & Friends of Scarecrow Video (2004). The Scarecrow Movie Guide. Seattle: Sasquatch Books. pp. 630–723. ISBN   1-57061-415-6.
  3. Wade, Mark. "Road to the Stars". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on October 11, 2002. Retrieved 2009-04-02.
  4. "Doroga K Zvezdam". NFA Catalogue. British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2009-04-02.
  5. ru:Тайна двух океанов (фильм)
  6. "The Hugo Awards: FAQ". World Science Fiction Society. 19 July 2007. Archived from the original on 2011-05-07. Retrieved 2019-03-02.