

The Bamboo Saucer
1968-10-23 · 103 min · ★ 5.2
A flying saucer hidden in a Red Chinese peasant village is sought by teams from the United States and U.S.S.R. On finding it, they band together to explore the saucer and take a trip into space.
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- Directors
- Frank Telford
- Production companies
- Harris Associates, National Telefilm Associates, Jerry Fairbanks Productions
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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Dan DuryeaHank Peters
John EricsonFred Norwood
Lois NettletonAnna Karachev
Bob HastingsJack Garson
Vincent BeckZagorsky
Bernard FoxEphram
Rico CattaniDubovsky
James HongArchibald
Bartlett RobinsonRhodes
Nan LeslieDorothy Vetry
Andy RomanoBlanchard
Bill BaldwinTV Reporter (uncredited)
Frank GerstleTechnician at Radio (uncredited)
Buck YoungPete (uncredited)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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