Aelita: Queen of Mars (1924)
Aelita (original title)

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Yuliya Solntseva	...	Aelita, Queen of Mars
	Igor Ilyinsky	...	Kravtsov - amateur sleuth
	Nikolai Tsereteli	...	Engineer Los / Spiridinov
	Nikolai Batalov	...	Gusev, Red Army Soldier
	Vera Orlova	...	Nurse Masha
	Valentina Kuindzhi	...	Natasha, Los' Wife (as Vera Kuindzhi)
	Pavel Pol	...	Viktor Ehrlich, Sugar Profiteer
	Konstantin Eggert	...	Tuskub, Ruler of Mars
	Yuri Zavadsky	...	Gol, Radiant Energy Tower Guardian
	Aleksandra Peregonets	...	Ihoshka, Aelita's Maidservant
	Sofya Levitina
	Varvara Massalitinova
	Mikhail Zharov
	Tamara Adelheim
	Iosif Tolchanov	...	Mars Astronomer with Ihoshka

Storyline

This is called the first Soviet science fiction film because of its "futuristic" sets on Mars, although most of it takes place in Moscow. The movie is set at the beginning of the NEP (New Economic Policy) in December, 1921. A mysterious radio message is beamed around the world, and among the engineers who receive it are Los, the hero, and his colleague Spiridonov. Los is an individualist dreamer. Aelita is the daughter of Tuskub, the ruler of a totalitarian state on Mars in which the working classe are put into cold storage when they are not needed. With a telescope, Aelita is able to watch Los. As if by telepathy, Los obsesses about being watched by her. After some hugger-mugger involving the murder of his wife and a pursuing detective, Los takes the identity of Spiridonov and builds a spaceship. With the revolutionary Gusev, he travels to Mars, but the Earthlings and Aelita are thrown into prison by the dictator... Written by Fiona Kelleghan <fkelleghan@aol.com>  

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