Rent Spaceways (1953)
2.7 of 5 from 49 ratings
1h 13min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
At the Deanfield Experimental Station work is underway to create the first perpetually-orbiting space station. There is much tension behind the scenes: chief construction engineer Steve Mitchell (Howard Duff) grows close to beautiful mathematician Lisa Frank (Eva Bartok), while Steve's wife Vanessa (Cecile Chevreau) becomes unusually friendly with biologist Philip Crenshaw (Andrew Osborn). When an unmanned rocket fails to return to Earth MI5 investigator Dr. Smith (Alan Wheatley) suspects that Steve has killed Vanessa and Philip and hidden their bodies on board. Steve is forced to take a rocket into space to clear his name. His journey is already underway when he discovers he has an unexpected companion... - Actors:
- Howard Duff, Eva Bartok, Alan Wheatley, Philip Leaver, Michael Medwin, Andrew Osborn, Cecile Chevreau, Anthony Ireland, Hugh Moxey, David Horne, Leo Phillips, Marianne Stone, Jean Webster-Brough, Robert Beatty
- Directors:
- Terence Fisher
- Producers:
- Michael Carreras
- Writers:
- Richard H. Landau, Charles Eric Maine, Paul Tabori
- Studio:
- DD Home Entertainment
- Genres:
- Classics, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Collections:
- Films & TV by topic, Giant Leap for Mankind: A History of Astronaut Films, Top 10 Titles About the Golden Age of Radio, Top Films
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 09/03/2026
- Run Time:
- 76 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English, English Hard of Hearing, French, German, Spanish
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.37:1
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- (0) All
- Bonus:
- New commentary with writer, filmmaker and film programmer Heidi Honeycutt and TV and film critic Sarah Morgan
- New commentary with writer/editor David Flint
- Two Nations Divided by a Common Genre: writer/publisher Wayne Kinsey and director/producer/actor/writer Ted A. Bohus discuss 1950s sci-fi films and the differences in style between those made in the US and the UK
- Bartok and Duff: Film historian and writer Neil Sinyard and film and media historian Melanie Williams discuss the lives and films of Spaceways stars Howard Duff and Eva Bartok
- Sidebar: Spaceways: Film critic and writer Tim Lucas discusses Spaceways and sci-fi films of the period with artist and film historian Stephen R. Bissette
- Man of Mystery: Film historian Richard Holliss and author/screenwriter Gavin Collinson discuss the life and career of debonair actor Alan Wheatley, who specialised in sneering menace and plays against type to great effect in Spaceways
- A gallery of stills and publicity material alongside tracks from Ivor Slaney's score
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 09/03/2026
- Run Time:
- 76 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English, English Hard of Hearing, French, German, Italian, Spanish
- DVD Regions:
- Region 0 (All)
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.37:1
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- (0) All
- Bonus:
- New commentary with writer, filmmaker and film programmer Heidi Honeycutt and TV and film critic Sarah Morgan
- New commentary with writer/editor David Flint
- Two Nations Divided by a Common Genre: writer/publisher Wayne Kinsey and director/producer/actor/writer Ted A. Bohus discuss 1950s sci-fi films and the differences in style between those made in the US and the UK
- Bartok and Duff: Film historian and writer Neil Sinyard and film and media historian Melanie Williams discuss the lives and films of Spaceways stars Howard Duff and Eva Bartok
- Sidebar: Spaceways: Film critic and writer Tim Lucas discusses Spaceways and sci-fi films of the period with artist and film historian Stephen R. Bissette
- Man of Mystery: Film historian Richard Holliss and author/screenwriter Gavin Collinson discuss the life and career of debonair actor Alan Wheatley, who specialised in sneering menace and plays against type to great effect in Spaceways
- A gallery of stills and publicity material alongside tracks from Ivor Slaney's score
