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The Monitors

The Monitors

Genres

ComedyScience Fiction

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Earthlings chafe at the peace established by a benevolent alien race and set about to rebel.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

92 mins

Rating

3.8/10

Release Date

08 October 1969

Country

United States of America

Cast

Guy Stockwell

Guy Stockwell

Harry Jordan

Susan Oliver

Susan Oliver

Barbara Cole

Larry Storch

Larry Storch

Stutz

Avery Schreiber

Avery Schreiber

Max Jordan

Sherry Jackson

Sherry Jackson

Mona

Shepperd Strudwick

Shepperd Strudwick

Tersh Jeterax

Keenan Wynn

Keenan Wynn

General Blackwish

Ed Begley

Ed Begley

U.S. President

J.J. Barry

J.J. Barry

Culp

Martin Harvey Friedberg

Martin Harvey Friedberg

Newt

Sid Grossfeld

Sid Grossfeld

Gate Guard

Burt Heyman

Burt Heyman

Fink

Helen Malone

Helen Malone

Mrs. Jordan

Mike Nussbaum

Mike Nussbaum

Exercise Chief

Murphy Dunne

Murphy Dunne

Monitor Driver

Peter Boyle

Peter Boyle

Production Manager

Jackie Vernon

Jackie Vernon

Himself

Alan Arkin

Alan Arkin

Man in Monitors Commercial

Adam Arkin

Adam Arkin

Boy in Monitors Commercial

Matthew Arkin

Matthew Arkin

Man in Monitors Commercial

Xavier Cugat

Xavier Cugat

Bug for Culture

Barbara Dana

Barbara Dana

Woman in Monitors Commercial

Everett Dirksen

Everett Dirksen

Man in Monitors Commercial

Stubby Kaye

Stubby Kaye

Cameo

Fred Kaz

Fred Kaz

Man in Monitors Commercial

Lynne Lipton

Lynne Lipton

Woman in Monitors Commercial

Mel Zellman

Mel Zellman

Narrator (voice)

Tom Erhart

Tom Erhart

Narrator (voice)

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