15 votes ~ IMDB
Karston-Hewitt Organization
Storyline & Context :
The Wizard of Mars stands out as one of the most talked-about Horror and Science Fiction films of 1965. With a strong audience rating of 3.5,itcontinuestoimpressmovieloversworldwide.This1965Horror,ScienceFiction,FantasyproductionfromKarston-HewittOrganizationbringsauniqueperspectivetothescreen.In1974,fourastronauts,silvershoe-cladDorothy,overweightDoc,goofyCharlie,andwoodenSteve,crashlandonMarswhentakingreadings,withonlyfourdaysofsupplies.Theymusttrytosurviveonthesurface,whichisbarrenexceptforsomecanalswithhugemaggotswithfins.Afterembarkingthroughagoldenigneouscavern,bravingastormandfindinganunmannedEarthvessel,theydiscoveragoldenroadwhichleadsthemtotheunchangingruinsofwhatwasonceabeautifulMartiancity.TheMartiansaremodeledontheFlatheadsofOz,andtheircollectiveconsciousness,the"Wizard,"forbidsthemtoleaveuntiltheyperformaverysmalltask...FeaturingatalentedcastincludingJohnCarradine,RogerGentry,VicMcGee,theprojectdeliversacompellingmovieexperience.
