A bunch of British paratroopers disappear in mid-air during a routine jump from an army plane. Two NATO investigators, Bob Megan (square-jawed character actor Patrick Allen) – who assumes every woman wants to sleep with him – and Jim Radford (Sean Connery’s brother, Neil Connery), try to unravel how this happened.
What they uncover is an alien plot to steal the bodies of earthlings by snatching them out of the air.
Despite some notable names in the cast (including Maurice Evans, who was better known for his appearances under heavy makeup as Dr Zaius in the Planet of the Apes franchise), this little-known Tigon production – released in some markets as Thin Air – is a lacklustre and slow-moving affair with a confusing plot and no satisfying conclusion.
But it’s watchable if you have a fondness for 1960s British science fiction. The film also features the motion picture debut of the beautiful future Please Sir! star Carol Hawkins.
George Sanders appears in a small role, although he gets star billing. The model used for the alien spaceship is the same one from Daleks’ Invasion Earth 2150 AD (1966).
General Armstrong
George Sanders Jim Radford
Neil Connery Dr Matthews
Maurice Evans Bob Megan
Patrick Allen Julie Slade
Hilary Dwyer Lorna
Pamela Conway (Lorna Wilde) Hindesmith
Allan Cuthbertson Pilot Officer Briggs
Carl Rigg Joanna
Sally Faulkner Lt. Bailes
Michael Culver Mrs Thatcher
Shelagh Fraser Wing Commander Baldwin
Robert Flemyng Pilot
Michael Graham Paula
Carol Hawkins
What they uncover is an alien plot to steal the bodies of earthlings by snatching them out of the air.
General Armstrong
Julie Slade
