SnoopyStyle In 1957, four astronauts are returning to Earth from mankind's first mission to Mars. They are hit by some cosmic event and land on a strange planet. They are attacked by giant spiders and mutant humanoids. They find a human grave with an end date of 2068. They surmise that they have traveled through time to an Earth of the future. They stumble upon an underground civilization.This is standard 50s sci-fi borrowing from Verne and Wells. The look and the premise are undeniable B-movie sci-fi. It would be nice to have some cool twist but that's not to be. It's all rather old fashion.

brentnevers Gene Roddenberry must have seen this episode and loved it. This is nothing more than a Star Trek episode, 10 years early. The special effects look like 1966, rather than 1956 which makes me more than a little disappointed in the original series of Star Trek. When I see and hear the same noise when automatic doors slide open, I wonder if the original series was as groundbreaking as I thought it was when I was a kid. Anyway, of you loves science fiction B films and the original series of Star Trek, check this one out. If not, take a pass. I watched it only because I had nothing better to do...

utgard14 Four astronauts on a mission to Mars find themselves accidentally transported 500 years into the future. There they discover a post-apocalyptic Earth with cyclopean mutants and giant spiders. Luckily for them there are also plenty of beautiful babes around. Plus all of the men left on the planet are pacifist wimps, so the ladies are in desperate need of some Vitamin "D," if you catch my drift.Fun Technicolor sci-fi movie, filmed in CinemaScope, from the golden age of science fiction. As others have stated, there are some plot similarities to sci-fi classic "The Time Machine." Coincidentally one of the astronauts here, Rod Taylor, would go on to star in the definitive film version of that story. This is an early role for Aussie Taylor, who is clearly still working on his American accent. The leader of the astronauts is 'old reliable' Hugh Marlowe, who was in a couple of sci-classics himself ("The Day the Earth Stood Still" and "Earth vs the Flying Saucers" ring any bells?). Nelson Leigh plays the requisite scientist of the group. He knows what's going on no matter what's going on. Christopher Dark plays the emotional one upset because he left his wife & kids behind. Booth Colman is the villain among the wimpy future men. He doesn't like how the future women are attracted to these "reckless and brutal" primitives from the past. The lovely ladies of future Earth are well-represented by Nancy Gates and Lisa Montell, among others.Love the great old sets, costumes, and special effects. One man's cheese is another man's treasure. The astronauts dress and act like grunts from a WW2 movie, which is awesome. Some of the dated views expressed in the film provide some unintended comedy today but, to me, the added historical and sociological aspects are a plus not a minus. And, let's be real, some of it is pretty funny. I think if you're someone who enjoys sci-fi from the '50s you will like this a lot. It's not one of the best but it is very entertaining.

chow913 'Planet of the Apes' Meets 'The Time Machine' Just to clarify this film was made years before 'Planet of the Apes' so it's not a rip off as some have claimed.'World Without End' is a truly great film. We really care about the characters and the story is original and keeps us on the edge of our seats.I cannot reveal too much of the plot without revealing The plot: In 1957 four astronauts (dressed like WWII fighter pilots) travel at the speed of light and crash on a mysterious planet.After dueling with giant spiders and cave men they realize they're actually on earth 550 years in the future.By coincidence they wander into a cave where the last vestiges of civilized man have been hold up since the nuclear holocaust. All the men are old and all the women are young, gorgeous, and scantily clad. The reason for this is never explained. I suspected that it would turn out all the men were mad scientists and all the gorgeous girls were just robots or clones. But I was wrong.'World Without End' is worth watching if you don't expect to much. It is very interesting how many elements were clearly the inspiration for the later sci-fi giants 'Planet of the Apes' and 'The Time Machine.'