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1957 in science fiction

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

Births and deaths

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Births

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Deaths

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Literary releases

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Serialized novels

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First editions

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Short stories

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Juveniles

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Children's books

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Movies

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Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes
20 Million Miles to Earth Nathan H. Juran William Hopper, Joan Taylor, Frank Puglia, John Zaremba United States Adventure 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 States Crime 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 States Horror
Beginning of the End Bert I. Gordon Peter Graves, Peggie Castle, Morris Ankrum United States Horror
The Black Scorpion Edward Ludwig Richard Denning, Mara Corday, Carlos Rivas United States Horror
The Brain from Planet Arous Nathan H. Juran John Agar, Joyce Meadows, Robert Fuller United States Action Adventure Horror Thriller[2]
The Cyclops Bert I. Gordon James Craig, Gloria Talbott, Lon Chaney Jr. United States Horror
The Deadly Mantis Nathan H. Juran Craig Stevens, William Hopper, Alix Talton United States Family Horror Thriller
From Hell It Came Dan Milner Tod Andrews, Tina Carver, Linda Watkins United States Horror
The Giant Claw Fred Sears Jeff Morrow, Mara Corday, Morris Ankrum United States Fantasy 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 States Horror [nb 2]
Invasion of the Saucer Men Edward L. Cahn Steve Terrell, Gloria Castillo, Frank Gorshin, Lyn Osborne United States Family Horror
The Invisible Boy Herman Hoffman Richard Eyer, Philip Abbott, Diane Brewster United States Adventure Comedy Family
The Invisible Man vs. The Human Fly Mitsuo Murayama Ryuji Shinagawa, Yoshiro Kitahara, Junko Kano Japan Only released in Japan
I Was a Teenage Frankenstein Herbert L. Strock Whit Bissell, Phyllis Coates, Robert Burton, Gary Conway, George Lynn USA Drama Fantasy Horror
I Was a Teenage Werewolf Gene Fowler Jr. Michael Landon, Whit Bissell, Yvonne Lime USA Horror
Kronos Kurt Neumann Jeff Morrow, Barbara Lawrence, John Emery, George O'Hanlon United States Action Drama Horror Romance
The Land Unknown Virgil Vogel Jock Mahoney, Shawn Smith, William Reynolds United States Adventure Fantasy Thriller
The Man Without a Body Charles Saunders,W. Lee Wilder Robert Hutton,George Coulouris,Julia Arnall United Kingdom Horror
The Man Who Turned to Stone László Kardos Victor Jory, William Hudson United States Horror
The Monolith Monsters John Sherwood Grant Williams, Lola Albright, Les Tremayne United States Drama Horror
Monster from Green Hell Kenneth G. Crane Jim Davis United States Horror
The Monster That Challenged the World Arnold Laven Tim Holt, Audrey Dalton, Hans Conried United States Horror Thriller
The Mysterians (a.k.a Chikyû Bôeigun) Ishirō Honda Kenji Sahara, Yumi Shirakawa, Momoko Kochi Japan Action 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 States Horror
Quatermass 2 Val Guest Brian Donlevy, John Longden, Sid James United Kingdom Horror [nb 3]
Road To The Stars (a.k.a Doroga K Zvezdam) Pavel Klushantsev Georgi Solovyov Soviet Union Biography [3][4]
The Secret of Two Oceans Konstantin Pipinashvili Igor Vladimirov, Sergej Golovanov, Sergej Stoljarov Soviet Union Adventure Crime Fantasy Mystery [5]
She Devil Kurt Neumann Albert Dekker, Jack Kelly, Mari Blanchard United States Crime Horror Thriller
The Unearthly Brooke Peters John Carradine, Myron Healey, Allison Hayes United States Horror
The Unknown Terror Charles Marquis Warren John Howard, Mala Powers, Paul E. Richards, May Wynn United States Horror
The Vampire Paul Landres John Beal, Colleen Gray, Kenneth Tobey United States Horror 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 Castaneda Mexico Horror

Awards

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No Hugo Award was awarded in 1957.[6]

See also

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Notes

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  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

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  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.