"Raumpatrouille - Die phantastischen Abenteuer des Raumschiffes Orion" (1966) TV series

User Rating:

8.5/10   

Creator:

Rolf Honold

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

17 September 1966 (West Germany)

Genre:

Sci-Fi

Plot:

Some things from tomorrow may sound like a fairy tale. This is a fairy tale from the day after tomorrow ...

Cast

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 Sigbjörnsen (7 episodes, 1966)
Friedrich G. Beckhaus	...	Atan Shubashi (7 episodes, 1966)
Ursula Lillig	...	Helga Legrelle (7 episodes, 1966)
Benno Sterzenbach	...	Gen. Wamsler (7 episodes, 1966)
Claus Biederstaedt	...	Introduction (7 episodes, 1966)
Friedrich Joloff	...	Col. Villa (6 episodes, 1966)
Franz Schafheitlin	...	Sir Arthur (5 episodes, 1966)
Hans Cossy	...	Marshal Kublai-Krim (5 episodes, 1966)
Thomas Reiner	...	Adjutant Michael Spring-Brauner (5 episodes, 1966)
Charlotte Kerr	...	Gen. Lydia van Dyke (4 episodes, 1966)
Reinhard Glemnitz	...	Voice of von Wennerstein / ... (4 episodes, 1966)
Norbert Gastell	...	Hydra-Offizier / ... (3 episodes, 1966)
Alfons Höckmann	...	Rott (3 episodes, 1966)

Also Known As:

"Raumpatrouille - Die Abenteuer des schnellen Raumkreuzers Orion" (West Germany) (rerun title)
"Raumpatrouille" (West Germany) (short title)
"Raumschiff Orion" (West Germany) (informal title)
"Space Patrol" (International: English title)

Runtime:

Germany:60 min (7 episodes)

Country:

West Germany

Language:

German

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Bavaria Filmstudios, Geiselgasteig, Grünwald, Bavaria, Germany

Company:

Bavaria Atelier

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.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: 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.

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...

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Pastewka: Die Strategie der Schnecke (#2.2)" (2006)

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!!