Eerie sci-fi from the mid-60s with the help of footage from a few Russian flicks

In the near-future, when Earthlings have a moon base and can travel to nearby planets, a radio transmission is received from Mars wherein an alien craft has crash-landed and needs assistance. Two spaceships are sent on the rescue mission, but serious problems manifest on the return voyage. The cast is headed by John Saxon, Basil Rathbone and Dennis Hopper.

“Queen of Blood,” aka “Planet of Blood” (1951), is an interesting movie in that it uses stock footage from a few Russian films (cited below) as ‘fros... read the rest.