DVD: www.amazon.com thefilmarchive.org Space Men (aka Assignment Outer Space) is a 1960 science fiction film starring Rik Van Nutter and directed by Antonio Margheriti. It follows an assignment by Interplanetary News reporter Ray Peterson aboard a space station in the 21st century. Despite problems with the base commander he is eventually responsible for stopping a space ship which threatens to destroy the Earth. The film was released in the United States as part of a triple bill with the East German film First Spaceship on Venus and the Japanese film The Mysterians. Cast: Actor / Role Rik Van Nutter / Ray Peterson (IZ41) Gabriella Farinon / Lucy (Y13) David Montresor / George the Commander Archie Savage / Al (X15) Alain Dijon / Archie (Y16) Franco Fantasia / Sullivan Joe Pollini / King 116 David Maran / Davis José Néstor / Venus Commander Anita Todesco / Venus Control Aldo Pini / Jacson Rik Van Nutter (May 1, 1929 -- October 15, 2005), was an American actor who appeared i! n many minor films, but is most famous for playing the third version of Felix Leiter in the James Bond movie Thunderball. He also had a role alongside Peter Ustinov in Romanoff and Juliet. He had a serious heart condition and died at age 76. He was married to movie actress Anita Ekberg from 1963 to 1975. Antonio Margheriti (19 September 1930 -- 4 November 2002), also known under the pseudonym Anthony M. Dawson, was a prolific Italian filmmaker. He was born in Rome and died in 2002 from a heart attack in
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