Captain Scarlet vs. the Mysterons | |
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Genre |
Action Adventure Science fiction Thriller |
Created by |
Gerry Anderson Sylvia Anderson (original production) Robert Mandell (compilation edit) |
Written by | Gerry Anderson Sylvia Anderson Tony Barwick Peter Curran David Williams |
Directed by |
Desmond Saunders David Lane Alan Perry Ken Turner |
Starring | Voices of: Francis Matthews Ed Bishop Liz Morgan Donald Gray and others |
Theme music composer | Barry Gray |
Country of origin | United Kingdom (original production) United States (compilation edit) |
Original language(s) | English |
Production | |
Running time | 90 minutes |
Release | |
Original release | 1980 |
Chronology | |
Followed by | Revenge of the Mysterons from Mars |
Captain Scarlet vs. the Mysterons is a 1980 television film based on the 1967 British Supermarionation television series Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons. It is a compilation film incorporating re-edited footage from the series episodes "The Mysterons", "Winged Assassin", "Seek and Destroy" and "Attack on Cloudbase". A second compilation film, Revenge of the Mysterons from Mars, was completed in 1981.
War erupts between Earth and Mars after a manned mission to the Red Planet results in an attack on the city of the Mysterons. The World President is threatened with assassination but ultimately saved from a Mysteron reconstruction of Spectrum's top agent, Captain Scarlet, which is released from Mysteron control and re-enters Earth's service ("The Mysterons"). However, the Mysterons successfully assassinate the Director General of the United Asian Republic ("Winged Assassin").
Captains Scarlet and Blue and Destiny Angel come under attack from a squadron of reconstructed Angel fighter jets, but the other Spectrum Angels come to the rescue ("Seek and Destroy"). A later assault on Cloudbase results in the total destruction of the Spectrum headquarters, but the Mysterons use their extraordinary abilities to rewind time, leaving the base intact ("Attack on Cloudbase").