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Der schweigende Stern (1960) -- (U.S. Version) A mysterious magnetic spool found during a construction project is discovered to have originated from Venus. A rocket expedition to Venus is launched to discover the origin of the spool and the race that created it.
Der schweigende Stern (1960) -- Five important discoveries about the dynamic star we call our Sun. From NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio.
Der schweigende Stern (1960) -- Award winning tour of Earth's icy zones and the changes documented by satellites. From NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio.
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Der schweigende Stern (1960) -- A whole new window on the universe is opening up to probe violent events ranging from the collision of black holes to the big bang. For a captioned version, visit http://www.nsf.gov

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3.6/10   1,060 votes
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Stanislaw Lem (novel)
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Release Date:
31 October 1962 (USA) more
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You are there... on man's most incredible journey!
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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. full summary | add synopsis
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Cast

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Yoko Tani ... Die japanische Ärztin / Sumiko Ogimura MD
Oldrich Lukes ... Amerikanischer Atomphysiker / Prof. Harringway Hawling
Ignacy Machowski ... Polnischer Chefingenieur / Prof. Saltyk / Orloff
Julius Ongewe ... Afrikanischer Fernsehtechniker / Talua
Michail N. Postnikow ... Sowjetischer Astronaut / Prof. Arsenew / Prof. Durand
Kurt Rackelmann ... Indischer Mathematiker / Prof. Sikarna
Günther Simon ... Deutscher Pilot / Robert / Raimund Brinkmann
Tang Hua-Ta ... Chinesische Linguistin / Dr. Tchen Yu / Lao Tsu
Lucyna Winnicka ... Fernsehreporterin / Joan Moran (as Lucina Winnicka)
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Danuta Szaflarska ... (voice)
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Also Known As:
Der Planet des Todes (East Germany) (working title)
First Spaceship on Venus (USA)
Milczaca gwiazda (Poland)
Molczaci Krzydla
Planet of the Dead
Raumschiff Venus antwortet nicht (East Germany)
Silent Star
Spaceship Venus Does Not Reply
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Runtime:
93 min | USA:79 min | West Germany:80 min | East Germany:95 min (short version: 94')
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Released to theaters in the US on a triple bill with the Italian Space Men (1960) and the Japanese Chikyû Bôeigun (1957)). more

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11 out of 14 people found the following comment useful.
Better than "B" Science Fiction, 31 May 2005
10/10
Author: wdbasinger (wdbasinger@hotmail.com) from Beltsville, Maryland

If I were going to list my favorite 10 science fiction films, this would be one of them. It is too bad that the original German language version is not available (as far as I know), but even though the American release version has some missing footage, the remaining film still is first-rate.

The film features an international cast led by Japanese actress Yoko Tani (good eye candy) and actors/actresses from Germany, Africa, Russia, Czechoslovakia, and France. The special effects from the start of the movie to its end are excellent. The effects as they explore the surface of Venus are particularly eerie and thought-provoking. But, best of all, are the philosophical speculations about the role of space flight in the future of mankind. In addition, the film makes a stern warning against the misuse of science and technology in the pursuit of war and aggression and pleads with all men to apply advances in nuclear and space technology to foster world peace.

10/10 Dan Basinger

P.S. One of the other critics stated that this was the first German science fiction film since "Frau I'm Mond" (1929). This may be the first space film from that country since 1929, but there were other films from Germany that would be considered science fiction. One of these was "Gold" (1934) that dealt with atomic power plants in the transmutation of metals to gold. Some of the footage from "Gold" appeared in the science fiction film "The Magnetic Monster" (1953).

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