Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet (1965): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1965, Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet is a fantasy, adventure, science fiction and tv movie film directed by Curtis Harrington, running about 78 minutes.

What it’s about. In 2020, after the colonization of the moon, the spaceships Vega, Sirius and Capella are launched from Lunar Station 7. They are to explore Venus under the command of Professor Hartman, but an asteroid collides and explodes Capella. The leader ship Vega stays orbiting and sends the astronauts Kern and Sherman with the robot John to the surface of Venus, but they have problems with communication with Dr. Marsha Evans in Vega. The Sirius lands in Venus and Commander Brendan Lockhart, Andre Ferneau and Hans Walter explore the planet and are attacked by prehistoric animals. They use a vehicle to seek Kern and Sherman while collecting samples from the planet. Meanwhile John helps the two cosmonauts to survive in the hostile land.

Who’s in it. Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet stars Basil Rathbone as Prof. Hartman, Lunar 7, Faith Domergue as Dr. Marsha Evans, Vega, John Bix as John the Robot and Gennadi Vernov as Andre Ferneau, Sirius (archive footage), among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 4.3/10, Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo and MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel and rent or buy it from Amazon Video and FlixFling. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet page.

If you liked it. Fans of Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet tend to enjoy The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The Green Mile, Spirited Away and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.