Director(s)Nathan Juran
Producer(s)Jacques R. Marquette
Top GenresAction, Adventure, Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller/Suspense
Top Topics

Featured Cast:


The Brain from Planet Arous Overview:

The Brain from Planet Arous (1957) was a Action - Adventure Film directed by Nathan Juran and produced by Jacques R. Marquette.

BlogHub Articles:

THE BRAIN FROM PLANET AROUS On Blu-ray From The Film Detective

By Dan Day, Jr. on Jul 3, 2022 From The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog

The 1957 science-fiction film THE BRAIN FROM PLANET AROUS is one of my guilty pleasures. It's also one of the most notable (some would say notorious) examples of 1950s low-budget big-screen sci-fi. The Film Detective has now released it on Blu-ray, with all sorts of trimmings. Somewhere in the Ameri... Read full article


See all The Brain from Planet Arous articles

Quotes from

No Quote for this film.

Facts about

The special eye effects for Steve March were created by having John Agar wear special black contact lenses that were very thick. The extreme thickness of the contact made it painful for Agar to wear them.
Director Nathan Juran insisted on being billed as "Nathan Hertz" (Hertz was Juran's middle name), apparently because he was embarrassed by this film's low budget and poor quality.
Although some sources list Morris Ankrum as being in the cast, he does not appear in the film.
read more facts about The Brain from Planet Arous...
Share this page:
Visit the Classic Movie Hub Blog CMH
Also directed by Nathan Juran




More about Nathan Juran >>
Also released in 1957




See All 1957 films >>