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Contamination

Contamination

You can feel them in your blood!

1980 1h 35mScience FictionHorror

A former astronaut helps a government agent and a police detective track the source of mysterious alien pod spores, filled with lethal flesh-dissolving acid, to a South American coffee plantation controlled by alien pod clones.

2.6/5

TMDB score· 142 votes

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Synopsis

A former astronaut helps a government agent and a police detective track the source of mysterious alien pod spores, filled with lethal flesh-dissolving acid, to a South American coffee plantation controlled by alien pod clones.

The vibe

planet marsgorealiencreaturepolice detectivevideo nastyalien attack

Behind it

Luigi CozziLuigi CozziDirectorErich TomekScreenplayAgostino MarangoloAgostino MarangoloComposerFabio PignatelliComposerAntonio MarangoloAntonio MarangoloComposerGiuseppe PinoriCinematography

Cast

Ian McCullochIan McCullochCommander Ian Hubbard
Louise MarleauLouise MarleauColonel Stella Holmes
Marino MaséMarino MaséLieutenant Tony Aris, NYPD
Siegfried RauchSiegfried RauchHamilton
Gisela HahnGisela HahnPerla de la Cruz
Carlo De MejoCarlo De MejoAgent Young
Carlo MonniCarlo MonniDr. Turner
Mike MorrisMike MorrisDr. Hilton (uncredited)
Brigitte WagnerDoctor (uncredited)
Angelo RagusaAngelo RagusaWarehouse Worker (uncredited)
Nat BushWarehouse Worker (uncredited)

Director

Luigi Cozzi

Writers

Luigi Cozzi, Erich Tomek

Release date

2 Aug 1980

Runtime

1h 35m

Studio

Lisa Film, Alex Cinematografica, Barthonia Film

Language

Italian

Countries

Germany,Italy

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