Planeta Bur (1962)

Cosmonauts land on the planet Venus. However, they find themselves in danger from the voracious monsters they find on it.

Director:

Pavel Klushantsev

Writers:

Aleksandr Kazantsev, Pavel Klushantsev

Stars:

Vladimir Yemelyanov, Georgi Zhzhyonov, Gennadi Vernov

Cast

Cast overview:
Vladimir Yemelyanov	...	Ilya Vershinin
Georgi Zhzhyonov	...	Bobrov
Gennadi Vernov	...	Alyosha
Yuriy Sarantsev	...	Scherba
Georgiy Teykh	...	Kern
Kyunna Ignatova	...	Masha

Storyline

Cosmonauts land on the planet Venus. However, they find themselves in danger from the voracious monsters they find on it.

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Plot Keywords:

cosmonaut | venus | russia | lava | alien | 

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Genres:

Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

Soviet Union

Language:

Russian

Release Date:

2 August 1962 (Hungary)

Also Known As:

Planeta Burg

Company Credits

Production Co:

Leningrad Popular Science Film Studio

Technical Specs

Runtime:

78 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

This movie is later edited and dubbed as "Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet", released in the US in 1965. This movie (and the Russian inserts) were in turn used to create "Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women" (1968)

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Connections

Featured in The Star Dreamer (2002)

User Reviews

high-quality Soviet sci-fi

"Planeta Bur" is about cosmonauts who are lost on Venus, attempting to return to the spaceship, and their adventures along the way, which include encounters with prehistoric reptiles, a volcano, and other perils. Like Ptushko's "Sadko", this is a true gem of fantastic film. The use of natural and artificial sets is very effective in creating an atmospheric, alien world; the monsters (an intelligent robot, a carnivorous plant, pestiferous lizard men, a pterodactyl, and some other dinosaurs) are similarly well done. Unlike American films of this kind, there is no emphasis on macho violence or digressions into "steamy" romance scenes; instead the film concentrates on the lavish visuals in an unhurried and dignified pace. My only complaints are that the introduction is too long and slow-moving, and that the subplot involving Masha's agonizing over the fate of her comrades isn't very interesting; but the scenes on Venus, which comprise the bulk of the film, more than make up for these flaws. "Planeta Bur" was drastically edited by Peter Bogdonavitch and released in the States as "Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women"; two versions exist, one with footage of Mamie Van Doren leading a tribe of telepathic Venusian women and worshipping the pterodactyl of the original film, the other without Ms. Van Doren or any of the prehistoric reptile footage.