In 1958 it seems everyone was obsessed with missiles, jets, space and nuclear weapons. "The Lost Missile" has all these things in a peak Cold War bundle of paranoia.
An unidentified missile is hurtling towards Earth at tremendous speed, threatening global destruction. As nations scramble to intercept it, the missile's trajectory poses a catastrophic threat to New York. A team of scientists, races against time to develop a countermeasure before the missile strikes. Believing an attack is underway, the world's nuclear arsenal scrambles.
While the film's special effects are dated but creative. The acting and writing leave much to be desired. The technology in the film is way off base. Much of the story happens through dramatic narration.
The film's strength lies in capturing the anxieties of its era. The Cold War provides a backdrop of fear and uncertainty to a story that seemed quite realistic at the time. There's also some pretty good stock footage of period aircraft, and Civil Defense action. In fact "The Lost Missile" is probably a third stock footage. The film itself manages, surprisingly, to have a moment of suspense at the end, but overall the stock footage is the best part.
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