A
SciFi Adventure Like No Other!
Based on 'Spazio Femminile' (Female Space
Aliens) by Paolo Girolami
Original Italian
Title: MISSIONE HYDRA 2+5 also known as STAR PILOTS and DESTINATION PLANETE HYDRA
and STAR BIRDS
director: Pietro Francisci
starring: Leonara Ruffo · Kirk Morris · Mario Novelli
(as Anthony Freeman) · Leontine · Gordon Mitchell
Beautiful female
aliens from the constellation Hydra crash-land on the island of Sardinia
[on Earth]. A prominent scientist, his daughter, several young technicians
and a pair of Oriental spies are taken hostage by the beings so they can
use them to repair their spaceship's broken engine. With that done, they
take off towards their home planet, taking the earthlings with them. However,
the humans attempt to mutiny against their captors, inadvertently sending
their tiny spaceship hurling into the infinite beyond...
Director Pietro Francisci
was considered the godfather of the sword-n-sandal films (the Peplums),
having directed the first major international hit HERCULES
and
the sequel HERCULES UNCHAINED. MISSIONE HYDRA
was his only SciFi project, but the cast was comprised almost exclusively
of popular peplum actors. It would also be one of his final films as Mr
Francisci died 1977 (at age 70) after retiring from the business.
An
Italian film in English language; fullscreen format (4:3), uncut (82 minutes),
DVD encoded for ALL REGION NTSC WORLD FORMAT; extras include selected
theatrical trailers.
Violence/Sexual
Situations
recommended for Mature Audiences
