original ballad, "Midnight Sun Lament", is based on the old Swedish folk melody popularized as "Värmlandsvisan" and had music and Swedish lyrics written by Gustaf Unger, and English lyrics by Frederick Herbert. Home media A Special Edition DVD of the original 1959 Swedish theatrical release, under the film's international title Terror in the Midnight Sun, was released by Something Weird Video on July 10, 2001. The DVD also includes Jerry Warren's heavily re-edited 1962 US release, Invasion of the Animal People, and a selection of short Swedish films and Swedish movie trailers from the same period, rounding out the package. Controversy After the filming concluded, the director asked Barbara Wilson's stand-in to do a nude shower scene that would later be added to the reel. This wasn’t in the script and Barbara wasn't notified about it until after returning to the United States. Hertz-Lion Pictures refused to remove the footage, so she sued them for $150,000. She later dropped the lawsuit. References Bibliography Warren, Bill. Keep Watching the Skies! American Science Fiction Movies of the Fifties, (films released through 1962), 21st Century Edition. A large expanded single volume with new material added, Jefferson, North Carolina, McFarland & Company, 2009 (first published by McFarland as two volumes, 1982 and 1986). . External links 1959 films 1959 horror films 1950s science fiction horror films Alien invasions in films American horror films English-language Swedish films Swedish-language films Films set in Sweden Swedish black-and-white films Swedish science fiction horror films Films directed by Virgil W. Vogel 1950s American films 1950s Swedish films