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When an alien artifact discovered on Earth is found to have come from Venus, an international team of astronauts embarks to investigate its origins.When an alien artifact discovered on Earth is found to have come from Venus, an international team of astronauts embarks to investigate its origins.When an alien artifact discovered on Earth is found to have come from Venus, an international team of astronauts embarks to investigate its origins.
Yôko Tani
- Die japanische Ärztin
- (as Yoko Tani)
- …
Mikhail N. Postnikov
- Sowjetischer Astronaut
- (as Michail N. Postnikow)
- …
Hua-Ta Tang
- Chinesischer Linguist
- (as Tang Hua-Ta)
- …
Lucyna Winnicka
- Fernsehreporterin
- (as Lucina Winnicka)
- …
Klaus Bamberg
- Bit Part
- (uncredited)
Fredy Barten
- Bit Part
- (uncredited)
Christoph Beyertt
- Bit Part
- (uncredited)
Karl Brenk
- Bit part
- (uncredited)
Fritz Decho
- Reporter
- (uncredited)
Karen Fredersdorf
- Brinkmanns Mutter
- (uncredited)
Karl-Helge Hofstadt
- Bit Part
- (uncredited)
Peter Kiwitt
- Bit Part
- (uncredited)
Storyline
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- TriviaAlthough it was a co-production with a Polish company, it was still the most expensive production for DEFA up to that time.
- GoofsThe narrator mentions that one of the crew has created a special food formula for the crew to be able to consume and digest in zero gravity, yet everyone is walking around as if on planet Earth. This is not a goof, since (at least in the original German version) after a time spent in zero gravity, they show the crew activating an artificial gravity field, which allows them to walk around as if they were on Earth.
- Alternate versionsThis film was released in the United States as _First Spaceship on Venus (1962)_. This version was edited down to 80 minutes, dubbed into English, and had Andrzej Markowski's score replaced by a stock score prepared by Gordon Zahler of the General Music Corporation.
- ConnectionsEdited into Tela Class: Uma Odisseia Brazuca (2008)
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Good story, great rocket, and a cool little robot.
An artifact from the planet Venus is found buried on Earth, and scientists learn that the object is the log of an alien spacecraft which crashed. After attempts to contact the Venusian civilization are unsuccessful, a multi-national (and multi-racial) flight to Earth's sister planet is launched.
When the expedition arrives on Venus they find a dead world whose civilization has been destroyed by some kind catastrophe. The story contains good ideas, but the plot seems to race along with no regard for dramatic timing or narrative clarity, undoubtedly because of the thirty minutes of footage which were removed from the American version. The obvious dubbing is a major distraction, and the sound effects are garish and unappealing. For some reason, there are very few shots of the rocket traveling through space during the voyage. Generally speaking, the special effects run hot and cold.
The spaceship itself, however, is a beauty (both the interior and exterior), rivaling the best rockets for the 1950s. The little robot is memorable and well designed (it looks like a miniature tank).
The exterior shots of the strange Venusian surface are imaginative, with superimposed wisps of vapor constantly drifting past. Listen for several segments of music borrowed from "Destination Moon" and "This Island Earth".
When the expedition arrives on Venus they find a dead world whose civilization has been destroyed by some kind catastrophe. The story contains good ideas, but the plot seems to race along with no regard for dramatic timing or narrative clarity, undoubtedly because of the thirty minutes of footage which were removed from the American version. The obvious dubbing is a major distraction, and the sound effects are garish and unappealing. For some reason, there are very few shots of the rocket traveling through space during the voyage. Generally speaking, the special effects run hot and cold.
The spaceship itself, however, is a beauty (both the interior and exterior), rivaling the best rockets for the 1950s. The little robot is memorable and well designed (it looks like a miniature tank).
The exterior shots of the strange Venusian surface are imaginative, with superimposed wisps of vapor constantly drifting past. Listen for several segments of music borrowed from "Destination Moon" and "This Island Earth".
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- Feb 9, 2004
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- The Silent Star
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- Runtime1 hour 19 minutes
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- 2.35 : 1
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