The Bamboo Saucer

The Bamboo Saucer

To Control Its Power Is To Rule The World

G 1968 · 103 min · ★ 5.2 · Science Fiction

A flying saucer hidden in a Red Chinese peasant village is sought by teams from the United States and U.S.S.R. On finding it, they band together to explore the saucer and take a trip into space.

Directed by Frank Telford · Written by John P. Fulton

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