Raumpatrouille - Die phantastischen Abenteuer des Raumschiffes Orion (1966– )

Commander McLane and the crew of the fast space cruiser Orion patrol Earth's outposts and colonies in space and defend humanity from the alien 'Frogs'.

Stars:

Dietmar Schönherr, Eva Pflug, Wolfgang Völz

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Dietmar Schönherr	...	Cliff Allister McLane (7 episodes, 1966)
Eva Pflug	...	Tamara Jagellovsk (7 episodes, 1966)
Wolfgang Völz	...	Mario de Monti (7 episodes, 1966)
Claus Holm	...	Hasso Sigbjörnson (7 episodes, 1966)
Friedrich G. Beckhaus	...	Atan Shubashi (7 episodes, 1966)
Ursula Lillig	...	Helga Legrelle (7 episodes, 1966)
Benno Sterzenbach	...	General Wamsler (7 episodes, 1966)
Friedrich Joloff	...	Oberst Villa (6 episodes, 1966)
Franz Schafheitlin	...	Sir Arthur (5 episodes, 1966)
Hans Cossy	...	Marshall Kublai-Krim (5 episodes, 1966)
Thomas Reiner	...	Adjutant Michael Spring-Brauner (5 episodes, 1966)
Charlotte Kerr	...	General Lydia van Dyke (4 episodes, 1966)
Alfons Höckmann	...	Rott (3 episodes, 1966)
Gerhard Jentsch	...	Hydra-Astrogator (3 episodes, 1966)

Storyline

Commander McLane and the crew of the fast space cruiser Orion patrol Earth's outposts and colonies in space and defend humanity from the alien 'Frogs'.

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Plot Keywords:

alien | starship | 23rd century | outer space | cult tv | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

West Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

17 September 1966 (West Germany)

Also Known As:

Commando spatial - La fantastique aventure du vaisseau Orion

Filming Locations:

Bavaria Filmstudios, Geiselgasteig, Grünwald, Bavaria, Germany

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bavaria Atelier, Bavaria Film, Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 60 min (7 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The take-off sequence(s) of the "Orion" from it's sub-sea base is in fact a "alka-seltzer" dissolving in water. The image was turned upside down (thus make the bubbles appearing to move downwards) and a cut-out spaceship picture was placed in the foreground over the tablet.

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Goofs

There is a large hole in the top of the glass helmets of the spacesuits which was used during filming to blow in warm air from a hair-dryer to prevent the glass steaming up.

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Quotes

Introduction: [opening narration] What seems like a fairy tale today may be reality tomorrow. Here we have a fairy tale of the day after tomorrow. There are no more national states, only mankind and her colonies in outer space. We settle on stars far-off, the bottom of the sea is developed as living place. With what are today unimaginable speeds, the starships of tomorrow transverse the Milky Way. One of this starships is the Orion, a little piece in the giant security system which protects the Earth from ...

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Connections

Referenced in Planet of the Apes (2001)

User Reviews

This series is fun!!!!!!!!

This series is fun. Released before Star Trek it has a great storyline about the future of mankind. But as usual it was canceled by the german TV despite of its success. Rumor has it, that there are plans to relaunch the series with Roland Emmerich as producer. Lets hope and see!!