Space Opera Film Reviews by R.D Francis
Films that inspired and were inspired by George Lucas and Ridley Scott. Look under "Critic Reviews" for B&S About Movies, for each.
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- DirectorTom CleggStarsMartin LandauBarbara BainCatherine SchellLunar colonists of Moonbase Alpha are marooned in space after a nuclear explosion pushes the Moon out of its orbit and a rescue spaceship from the Earth is not what it seems to be.
- DirectorJohn Llewellyn MoxeyStarsAlex CordMariette HartleyTed CassidyA scientist who has been preserved in suspended animation wakes up to find himself in a primitive society in the future.
- DirectorMarc DanielsStarsJohn SaxonJanet MargolinTed CassidyA man awakens from suspended animation and finds himself in the 22nd century, where women rule the world and men are slaves called Dinks. He is captured and sold as a slave, but escapes and hooks up with a male rebel movement.
- DirectorRobert ButlerStarsJohn SaxonKathleen MillerKeene CurtisIn the near future, a group of scientists living in a space ship wake up from a hibernation state and come back to an apocalyptic Earth.
- DirectorGerry AndersonCyril FrankelJeremy SummersStarsEd BishopMichael BillingtonGabrielle DrakeAn organization called SHADO fights off aliens who are infiltrating Earth by disguising themselves as humans.Film cut from the television series.
- DirectorArnold LavenDon WeisStarsRoddy McDowallRon HarperJames NaughtonThis is not an original made-for-TV movie, but two episodes of the 1974 TV series Planet of the Apes (1974) edited together: Escape from Tomorrow (1974) and The Trap (1974).First telefilm culled the from series; offers the back story on all five films issued in a post-Star Wars world.
- DirectorHarvey HartStarsKeir DulleaRobin WardGay RowanThree farmers in Cypress Corners discover that farm life is not so simple. Discovering a hidden door in the earth, they break through it, discovering they are not on Earth, but in a giant Noah's Ark-like spaceship. The spaceship is made up of giant "domes" holding the various cultures of humanity. Eventually, they find the bridge, its crew dead and its computer complaining that the ship is off-course, heading into the path of a distant sun. The three farmers take it upon themselves to travel the ship, contacting the various cultures of humanity in search of somebody who can correct the course of the ship and save mankind.Film cut from the television series.
- DirectorBurt BrinckerhoffStarsJulie CobbBud CortKeir DulleaA man who grew up in a primitive society educating himself by reading Shakespeare is allowed to join the futuristic society where his parents are from. However, he cannot adapt to their repressive ways.
- DirectorRichard A. CollaAlan J. LeviStarsRichard HatchDirk BenedictLorne GreeneAfter the destruction of the Twelve Colonies of Mankind, the last major fighter carrier leads a makeshift fugitive fleet on a desperate search for the legendary planet Earth.The theatrical version that played in theaters.
- DirectorGeorge McCowanStarsJack PalanceCarol LynleyBarry MorseSome time in the future, man has set up colonies on the Moon, when Earth becomes uninhabitable. A madman decides to destroy the Moon colonies with his robots and automated ships, and only three people and their robot can stop him.
- DirectorVince EdwardsChristian I. Nyby IIStarsRichard HatchDirk BenedictLorne GreeneRunning low on fuel, the Battlestar Galactica receives the help of the supposedly lost Battlestar Pegasus which is taking the offensive with the Cylons.
- DirectorKoji HashimotoSakyô KomatsuIshirô HondaStarsTomokazu MiuraDangely DianeMiyuki OnoWhile extracting water from the Martian polar ice caps, ancient carvings are uncovered describing an alien spacecraft crashing into Jupiter, postponing plans to turn Jupiter into a second Sun.
- DirectorBarry CraneSidney HayersSigmund Neufeld Jr.StarsKent McCordBarry Van DykeRobyn DouglassThe Battlestar Galactica and its ragtag fleet of ships finally locate Earth, only to discover that the planet is not prepared for the inevitable Cylon invasion.
- DirectorJun FukudaIshirô HondaToshio MasudaStarsKensaku MoritaYûko AsanoRyô IkebeEarth is attacked by alien spacecraft from Venus. But a Japanese scientist has constructed a space craft, the Gohten, with which he may save humanity.
- DirectorArmen EvrenselStarsKristin KreukAmanda TappingGeorge TakeiOuter-space explorers encounter gigantic aliens on their ship.Canadian space comedy.
- DirectorStanley DonenJohn BarryStarsFarrah FawcettKirk DouglasHarvey KeitelTwo lovers stationed at a remote base in the asteroid belt of Saturn are intruded upon by an anal-retentive technocrat from Earth and his charge: a malevolent eight foot tall robot.
- DirectorNorman J. WarrenStarsBarry StokesTony MaidenGlory AnnenThree specimens from a female race of aliens crash land in England and abduct four earthlings by accident. They decide to use the opportunity to start experimenting. On the males.AKA Outer Touch; U.K. space comedy.
- StarsRock HudsonGayle HunnicuttBernie CaseyIn the 21st century, Earth begins the colonization of Mars. However, things do not go as planned, at first due to the hostile Martian natives and later because of the self-destructive Earthmen.
- DirectorBitto AlbertiniLuigi CozziStarsSherry BuchananFausto Di BellaDon PowellThe crew of a space ship confronts an evil galactic ruler out to rule the universe.
- DirectorWilliam SachsStarsStephen MachtAvery SchreiberJ.D. HintonIn the 31st century, sexy blonde android Galaxina helms the crew of a space cruiser on a mission to find the Blue Star, a mystical gem that holds unlimited power.
- DirectorJames L. ConwayStarsDarren McGavinRobert VaughnGary CollinsAfter a UFO crashes in Arizona, due to a space collision with a NASA satellite launch, the U.S. government tries to cover-up the incident for political reasons.
- DirectorStewart RaffillStarsRobert UrichMary CrosbyMichael D. RobertsIn a distant future scarce of water, space pirates get caught after stealing ice from a spaceship. They are sold to a princess looking for her dad. He might have found a planet abundant with water.
- DirectorBrett PiperStarsPaula TaupierBoydd PiperMichael QuigleyA spaceship crash-lands on a planet, and the crew is astonished to find that it holds a beautiful woman who can heal the sick and injured and a race of super-intelligent beings.
- DirectorAlfonso BresciaStarsYanti SomerGianni GarkoMalisa LongoEarth is attacked by an intergalactic villain and his army of robotic androids.
- DirectorEd HuntStarsRobert VaughnChristopher LeeDaniel PilonAn advance team from a dying, far-off civilization seeks a new world to conquer and inhabit -- Earth.
- DirectorRainer ErlerStarsHorst FrankDieter LaserJürgen ProchnowYears ago, three spacecraft were launched to Jupiter. Only one, Ganymede II, survived the expedition, but lost two members of its crew. There has been no contact with Earth for 900 days. When the spaceship makes an emergency landing on the Mexican coast 1585 days after its launch, the adventure of marching through the desert under a blazing sun only begins for the five men. Only the weakest of the space travelers reaches an inhabited village.German telefilm issued to VHS in the '80s in U.S.
- DirectorJack SmightStarsJan-Michael VincentGeorge PeppardDominique SandaIn a post-apocalyptic world, a group of survivors travel and find other settlements in huge custom designed all terrain vehicles.Post-apoc.
- DirectorDaniel PetrieStarsBen GazzaraWalter PidgeonErnest BorgnineWhen an underwater ocean lab is lost in a earthquake, an advanced submarine is sent down to find it and encounters terrible danger.On a sub with giant fish!
- DirectorNorman J. WarrenStarsRobin ClarkeJennifer AshleyStephanie BeachamA crew of interplanetary archaeologists is threatened when an alien creature impregnates one of their members, causing her to turn homicidal and murder them one by one.
- DirectorWilliam MaloneStarsStan IvarWendy SchaalLyman WardAfter a member of a geological research team who was sent to Saturn's largest moon: Titan crashes their spacecraft into a space station, another team is sent to Titan to investigate, not knowing the terror that awaits them.
- DirectorCary HoweTony KandahStarsMichael BerginAmy WeberVernon WellsA warrior and a beautiful ex-convict are left to fight the galaxy's most fearsome commandos in an alien wasteland.Late to the game Star Wars rip; look under "user reviews" for insights.
- DirectorDon DohlerDave GeattyStarsTom GriffithJamie ZemarelKarin KardianA creature from outer space crash lands in a small town and starts killing people.
- DirectorD.J. WebsterStarsRobert SampsonWill BledsoeJoe TurkelIn 2022, a repair crew is sent to fix an orbital weapon but their spaceship malfunctions and ends up heading towards the dark side of the moon. There, in a mysterious, seemingly abandoned space shuttle, a sinister force lies in wait.
- DirectorLance LindsayStarsC. Juston CampbellFaye BoltJohn W. SmithCrew members aboard a space ship encounter an alien life form intent on killing them.
- DirectorGary J. TunnicliffeStarsXander BerkeleyCaroline BarclayBradford TatumA team of space miners sent to stop a moon's collision course with the earth discover a hibernating creature that soon revives and starts slaughtering them.
- DirectorDavid BradleyStarsKen ClarkMichi KobiTom ConwayAn international team embarks on an expedition to the moon in an uncommonly spacious rocketship. There they encounter a faceless alien intelligence who conclude that the human race is too immature and dangerous and must be destroyed.
- DirectorPietro FrancisciStarsLeonora RuffoMario NovelliRoland LesaffreA spaceship from Hydra crashes on Sardinia. Aliens take a scientist, his daughter, technicians and spies hostage to fix their ship. After repairs, aliens abduct the humans but they rebel, sending the ship into deep space.AKA 2+5 Mission Hydra.
- DirectorRicardo Jacques GaleStarsMaxwell CaulfieldTracy ScogginsBilly Dee WilliamsSpace traveling convicts become the victims of their own fantasies when virtual reality is made to go wrong.
- DirectorHubert de La BouillerieStarsSandra BernhardCameron DyeFrank ZagarinoA salvage pilot and a bartender go up against a crazed computer programmer and the head of a criminal gang who have equipped a spaceship with nuclear warheads and plan to crash it into Earth.
- DirectorPhilip J. CookStarsTracy DavisHans BachmannMichael MackAn alien spaceship is being sought by various factions on Earth. A female cyborg and a rogue trader team up to stop evil forces from taking over the ship.
- DirectorMatthew BodaStarsKate WatsonJoseph Michael HarrisDaniel O'ReillyA large meteor shower unexpectedly bombards planet Earth. Scientists rush to the scene of the first impact and the race is on to find a solution to save humanity.
- DirectorLuca BercoviciStarsShannon SturgesMichole Briana WhiteCharlie SpradlingA spacecraft with an all-female crew is forced to jettison fuel due to engine problems, and makes an emergency landing on a planet being used as a penal colony.
- DirectorAlbert MagnoliStarsPaul MercurioHarley Jane KozakMichael YorkTwo sides, one known as the Alphas and the other the Rebels, struggle in a brutal war on Earth and in outer space. When a habitable planet is discovered in orbit around a star that is on the far side of a dangerous wormhole, the two sides mysteriously set aside their differences and send a joint mission to explore the planet. The mission of the starship Scylla is soon beset by political intrigue and treachery, jeopardizing not only the mission, but the lives of the entire crew.
- DirectorCharles S. DubinStarsGeorge MaharisCameron MitchellMargaret O'BrienThe commander of a spaceship orbiting 250 miles above Earth disappears through the airlock and is ejected into space. Although at first it appears to have been an accident, some of the crew come to suspect that it may have actually been a murder.
- DirectorTom GriesStarsGary LockwoodScott HylandsHari RhodesWhen Earth II, an orbiting research space station, is menaced by a Red Chinese nuclear weapon, its 2,000 inhabitants take action to disarm and dispose of the missile without resorting to violence.
- DirectorLesley SelanderStarsMarguerite ChapmanCameron MitchellArthur FranzFive astronauts successfully fly to Mars where they encounter seemingly friendly and advanced inhabitants who harbor covert plans to use their ship to invade Earth.
- DirectorMinoru KanayaKiyosumi KuzakawaStarsTatsuya AzumaMiyuki TanigawaJô ShishidoAn alien is pursued as a traitor by his own race because he refuses to kill humans.
- DirectorDavid HueyStarsRichard NortonDon StroudLynn-Holly JohnsonIn the 21st Century, the "Corporation" sends a spaceship to dispose of earth's severe nuclear waste to a distant region in the cosmos. The astronauts awaken from their "cryo-sleep" to truly cry over finding themselves marooned... their fuel is not sufficient to bring them back home. The shuttle craft on board that can accommodate no more than two passengers presents the only hope, and soon a "Treasure of the Sierra Madre" type of distrust and betrayal sets in, until one by one, only one sole survivor remains.
- DirectorVictoria MusprattStarsRichard GriecoLara HarrisCorbin BernsenA family of three is travelling in space, when they encounter a stranded spaceship. They manage to pull out one survivor (Grieco) who's in shock. However, when the father goes on to investigate the ship, he finds that everyone was murdered. Suddenly, the stranger leaves him on the damaged spaceship and starts to terrorize his wife and daughter, for it turns out that the stranger is really an emotionally unstable android programmed without morals, making him go on a killer rampage. Who will survive?AKA Inhumanoid.
- DirectorBruce BryantStarsJoe PennyKristine DeBellCarl LumblyThe first interplanetary cruise ship malfunctions halfway to Jupiter, forcing most of the crew and passengers to abandon ship. A handful of people are trapped onboard.
- DirectorRon SilverStarsRobert LoggiaJessica TuckStan ShawLifepod chronicles the trip of eight passengers after the ship on which they were traveling blew up on Christmas Eve 2168. Immediately people start dying. The passengers begin to investigate why the ship blew up and how it relates to them.
- DirectorNicholas WebsterStarsDarren McGavinNick AdamsGeorge De VriesThree American astronauts who land on Mars discover the body of a frozen Russian cosmonaut and a mysterious talking orb.
- DirectorPrimo ZeglioStarsLang JeffriesEssy PerssonLuis DávilaA team of astronauts is sent to the moon to rescue an alien who is seeking help to save her dying race. They are attacked by a force of bandit robots and discover that enemy spies are out to kill the alien.
- DirectorHugo GrimaldiArthur C. PierceStarsWilliam LeslieDolores FaithPamela CurranA creeping fungus starts killing off astronauts on a trip back from the moon.
- DirectorLee David ZlotoffStarsCindy PickettRichard HamiltonPerrey ReevesThe residents of a town displaced by an industrial accident agree to take over a failing mining base on the Moon as their new place to live and work. Their first big test comes in the form of a wave of radiation from a massive solar flare.Look under "User Reviews"; a two-fer review with Earth II, above.
- DirectorWilliam J. MurrayStarsKenneth McGregorSharon MasonJulie MillerIn the future, a private detective tries to stop a large corporation from mining an element whose side effects include igniting human flesh and destroying internal body parts.
- DirectorRichard TalmadgeStarsDonna MartellHayden RorkeRoss FordA saboteur posing as a scientist strives to destroy the world's first space station.
- DirectorNick KimazStarsGary BergmanBryan ClarkMichael GaglioTo rule the galaxy an evil dictator kidnaps a scientist together with his invention which will provide limitless energy for his robots.An fun SOV take on the genre.
- DirectorJerry JamesonStarsLee MajorsHal LindenLauren HuttonOn the maiden flight of the first hypersonic commercial plane which can make the flight from New York City to London in four hours, a minor disaster occurs resulting in the plane actually leaving the Earth's atmosphere and orbiting around the globe. A lack of heat-resistant tiling prevents the plane from simply re-entering the atmosphere. With oxygen (and therefore time) running out, the crew of the plane and the crew on the ground must figure out a way to return the plane and its passengers to safety.AKA Starflight One.
- DirectorLance LindsayStarsC. Juston CampbellFaye BoltJohn W. SmithCrew members aboard a space ship encounter an alien life form intent on killing them.
- DirectorPaul VerhoevenStarsCasper Van DienDenise RichardsDina MeyerHumans, in a fascist militaristic future, wage war with giant alien bugs.
- DirectorRobert MunicStarsMaryam d'AboArye GrossJeffrey MeekIt's the 23rd century, and the world's most dangerous criminal has taken over the maximum security prison on asterod Alpha 4. Caught in the middle are a petty thief and a prison transport pilot.
- DirectorAlessandro De GaetanoStarsNick PlakiasCynthia ClineLaVerne LightAn electronics expert searching for evidence of aliens picks up signals that he believes are from an alien spacecraft--and they are coming from a lake near town.
- DirectorGary J. TunnicliffeStarsXander BerkeleyCaroline BarclayBradford TatumA team of space miners sent to stop a moon's collision course with the earth discover a hibernating creature that soon revives and starts slaughtering them.
- DirectorYakov ProtazanovStarsYuliya SolntsevaIgor IlyinskyNikolai TsereteliEngineer Mstislav Sergeyevich Los travels to Mars where he leads a popular uprising against the ruling group of Elders with the support of Queen Aelita who has fallen in love with him after watching him through a telescope.Russian antecedent of the space opera genre.
- DirectorAleksandr AndriyevskyStarsSergei VecheslovVladimir GardinMariya VolginaIn an unnamed English-speaking capitalist land, a young engineer invents inexhaustible giant robots to replace the fragile human workers on high-volume assembly-lines, and soon finds his invention co-opted by the military-industrial complex.Russian antecedent of the space opera genre.
- DirectorVasily ZhuravlyovStarsSergey KomarovKsenia MoskalenkoVassili GaponenkoIn 1946, the Soviet space program is undergoing turmoil. Professor Sedikh, who is planning to lead the first manned exploration to the moon, is denounced by his rival Professor Karin as being too old and too mentally unstable for the mission. Professor Sedikh, aided by his assistant Marina and a youth named Andryusha, disregard Prof. Karin's authority and make a successful landing on the moon. Although a few problems occur at the moon, including the discovery of a damaged oxygen tank and Professor Sedikh's becoming trapped under a fallen boulder, the expedition is a success and the cosmonauts return to Moscow.Kosmicheskiy Reys; Russian antecedent of the space opera genre.
- DirectorAleksandr PtushkoStarsSergey StolyarovAlla LarionovaNinel MyshkovaArriving home to find his native land under the yoke of corrupt merchants, an adventurer named Sadko sets sail in search of a mythical bird of happiness.Russian antecedent of the space opera genre.
- DirectorPavel KlushantsevStarsGeorgi SolovyovLeonid KhmaraGeorgi KulbushA groundbreaking popular science fiction film about the past and future of astronautics, from the first experiments by Konstantin Tsiolkovsky to the manned spaceflight and colonization of the Moon.Road to the Stars; Russian antecedent of the space opera genre.
- DirectorIb MelchiorStarsGerald MohrNora HaydenLes TremayneOne of only two survivors from a Martian expedition is so traumatized she doesn't remember the circumstances of the trip.
- DirectorMikhail KaryukovAleksandr KozyrFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsIvan PereverzevAleksandr ShvorinKonstantin BartashevichTwo countries race to have the first successful landing on Mars.Nebo Zovyot; Russian antecedent of the space opera genre.
- DirectorKurt MaetzigStarsYôko TaniOldrich LukesIgnacy MachowskiWhen an alien artifact discovered on Earth is found to have come from Venus, an international team of astronauts embarks to investigate its origins.Milczaca Gwiadza, aka Der Schweignde Stern, aka The Slient Star; Russian antecedent of the space opera genre.
- DirectorSidney W. PinkStarsJohn AgarCarl OttosenOve SprogøeEarth sends a five-man team to explore the frozen planet Uranus, only to find a temperate forest and sultry women from their past on it, courtesy of an alien brain with evil designs.
- DirectorPavel KlushantsevStarsVladimir EmelyanovGeorgi ZhzhyonovGennadi VernovCosmonauts land on the planet Venus. However, they find themselves in danger from the voracious monsters they find on it.Russian antecedent of the space opera genre.
- DirectorMikhail KaryukovOtar KoberidzeStarsLarisa GordeychikBoris BorisyonokOtar KoberidzeA rocket from a distant planet approaching Earth must land on Mars due to a technical defect, thus the inhabitants of the Earth rush to their help.AKA A Dream Come True, repurposed as Queen of Blood. Russian antecedent of the space opera genre.
- DirectorJindrich PolákStarsZdenek StepánekFrantisek SmolíkDana MedrickáThe year is 2163. Starship Ikarie XB 1 embarks on a long journey across the universe to search for life on the planets of Alpha Centauri.AKA Oblok Magellana (Magellanic Cloud). Russian antecedent of the space opera genre.
- DirectorByron HaskinStarsPaul ManteeVictor LundinAdam WestStranded on Mars with only a monkey as a companion, an astronaut must figure out how to find oxygen, water, and food on the lifeless planet.
- DirectorMario BavaStarsBarry SullivanNorma BengellÁngel ArandaAfter landing on a mysterious planet, a team of astronauts begin to turn on each other, swayed by the uncertain influence of the planet and its strange inhabitants.AKA, Terrore nello Spazio. Influential Italy inspiration.
- DirectorEvgeniy SherstobitovStarsVija ArtmaneSergey StolyarovNikolai KryukovA spaceship from Earth is trapped on the unknown planet. Based on book "Tumannost Andromedy" by Ivan Efremov.AKA Tumannost Andromedy; Russian antecedent of the space opera genre.
- DirectorGottfried KolditzStarsPiotr PawlowskiEvgeniy ZharikovGojko MiticIn the middle of the 21th century, a spaceship loses its bearings, and the commander of another space crew, seemingly on a routine check flight, decides to investigate.Russian antecedent of the space opera genre.
- DirectorHerrmann ZschocheStarsCox HabbemaIvan AndonovRolf HoppeEight space cargo-ships disappear without a trace within three days. And the orbit station "Margot" has suddenly fallen silent. The space council is faced with a mystery and the scientist in charge, Maria Scholl, sees no other solution than ordering a total flight stop to this mysterious sector of space. Her colleague, Prof. Tal seems to be suspicious since he knows things before they are even released. A forbidden look into his personal file brings to light that Tal was part of the Eolomea project that never found approval of the commission in charge.Russian antecedent of the space opera genre.
- DirectorDouglas TrumbullStarsBruce DernCliff PottsRon RifkinIn a future where all flora is extinct on Earth, an astronaut is given orders to destroy the last of Earth's botany, kept in a greenhouse aboard a spacecraft.
- DirectorAndrei TarkovskyStarsNatalya BondarchukDonatas BanionisJüri JärvetA psychologist is sent to a station orbiting a distant planet in order to discover what has caused the crew to go insane.Russian antecedent of the space opera genre.
- DirectorRichard ViktorovStarsInnokentiy SmoktunovskiyVasiliy MerkurevLev DurovSeveral children go to a lifelong space mission to Cassiopeia because they don't want to go to school.Russian antecedent of the space opera genre.
- DirectorGottfried KolditzStarsJana BrejchováAlfred StruweEkkehard SchallAfter a six year journey, the Spaceship Cyrno lands on the planet TEM 4 from where they had received a call for help. Strangely enough, the Temers deny having sent this message. As commander Akala prepares the spaceship to leave they get an invitation from the rich ruler of TEM 4 to be a part of a lush party. Not only do the opulent food and the seductive dancers cloud their minds, but also the drugs mixed into their food manipulate their consciousness. Only navigator Suko was left behind on the spaceship for security reasons and makes an unexpected, terrible discovery.AKA Im Staub der Sterne; Russian antecedent of the space opera genre.
- DirectorMarek PiestrakStarsSergei DesnitskyBoleslaw AbartVladimir IvashovHumanlike robots replace humans on space missions. Test flight with robots and human crew, including commander Pirx unaware of robots' identities, evaluates robot performance/interactions. UN organizes mission to assess robot capabilities.AKA Doznanie pilota Pirksa; Russian antecedent of the space opera genre.
- DirectorVasili LevinStarsLeonid BakshtaevGennadi ShkuratovVitali DoroshenkoA strange phenomenon has been noticed on the outskirts of our Solar system that quickly approaches the Earth. It's called "Orion's Loop." A spaceship with a crew of people and androids identical to them is sent to intercept the anomaly. But strange events start happening as the spaceship approaches the mysterious loop.AKA Petlya Oriona; Russian antecedent of the space opera genre.
- DirectorMark KovalyovVladimir PolinStarsVladimir IvashovYuri GusevTimofey SpivakA commander of the Russian space police begins looking for the capitalist space pirates who have been wreaking intergalactic havoc upon the surrounding planets.AKA Zvyozdny inspektor; Russian antecedent of the space opera genre.
- DirectorRichard ViktorovNikolay ViktorovStarsYelena MetyolkinaNadezhda SementsovaVadim LedogorovA female creature created in space tries to live on earth and has special (and sometimes dangerous) powers.AKA Per Aspera Ad Astra; Russian antecedent of the space opera genre.
- DirectorAndrei YermashStarsVladimir GostyukhinVasiliy LivanovYuriy SolominAfter a strange incident, a group of russian space commandos starts developing supernatural powers. But how did they acquire such abilities and what is their intentions?AKA Lunnaya raduga; Russian antecedent of the space opera genre.
- DirectorAleksandr SurinStarsJuozas BudraitisVitali SolominAleksandr PorokhovshchikovAn accident occurs on an orbital space station, as a result of which the ship's commander is seriously injured. He must be urgently delivered to Earth and testing must be continued. It can only be done by the crew of Kuznetsov-Mukhin.AKA Vozrashchenie s orbity; Russian antecedent of the space opera genre.