ALL SCI-FI

[Bud Brewster]

[Also released as: "Atlantis"]

The desert seems an unlikely place to run across the Lost Continent of Atlantis, but that's where a group of adventurers find a remnant of the legendary civilization that supposedly sank beneath the Atlantic.

There seems to be a great deal of sincere ambition behind this production, but the script and acting sink the effort. The plot, however, is rock solid: a helicopter is forced down in the desert near the site of a recent atomic bomb test. The explosion has opened up an entrance to a hidden underground city, ruled by evil Queen Antinea (Haya Harareet) who deals harshly with outsiders.

Sounds good, yes, but there's too much talk and too little else. This low-budget remake of 1948's "Siren of Atlantis" (which starred Maria Montez) was director Edgar G. Ulmer's next-to-last film. Ulmer has several minor but interesting sci-fi films to his credit ("The Man from Planet X", "Beyond the Time Barrier").
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Is there no man on Earth who has the wisdom and innocence of a child?
~ The Space Children (1958)

[Bud Brewster]

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Here's a nice three minute fan-made tribute to this movie, with posters, publicity stills, and music. Enjoy.


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Is there no man on Earth who has the wisdom and innocence of a child?
~ The Space Children (1958)