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Product Description:
Platform:  DVD MOVIE Publisher:  ALPHA VIDEO Packaging:  DVD STYLE BOX A mysterious UFO crashes near Los Angeles and unleashes an invisible alien from an unknown planet. "The Phantom" goes on an unwitting rampage of death and destruction as it struggles for survival in a strange new world. A group of valiant scientists race against the clock to find the creature before further disaster ensues. This remarkably serious film noir documentary-styled science-fiction epic was directed by W. Lee Wilder (Billy's brother) who was also responsible for such similarly sober "masterpieces" as The Snow Creature (1954) and Killers From Space (1954).Starring: Rudolph AndersProduced by: W. Lee WilderMusic by: William LavaCinematography by: William H. ClothierDirected by: W. Lee WilderScreenplay by: William Raynor & Myles Wilder DVD Details: Run Time: 72 minutesNumber of Discs: 1Originally Released in 1953Black & WhiteNo region encoding; For global distribution.

Rating : - Substandard release
Specifically regarding the DVD released by Alpha Video. The source print was poor and the DVD picture quality ranges from substandard to fair but the entire film has a soft image which is some segments is very soft with much surface noise. Dark scenes are very noisy and soft which is very distracting as they look like as if transferred from a worn VHS videocassette.

So, only purchase if you are willing to watch a substandard image and don't bother buying if you have an HD screen.