Das Arche Noah Prinzip (1984)

Director:

Roland Emmerich

Writer:

Roland Emmerich (writer)

Release Date:

24 February 1984 (West Germany)

Genre:

Sci-Fi

Plot:

Near the end of the 20th century, WMDs (weapons of mass destruction) are retired. However, certain factions plan to use a science space station as a weapon against each other. The astronauts inside will decide the world's faith. |

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Richy Müller	...	Billy Hayes
Franz Buchrieser	...	Max Marek
Aviva Joel	...	Eva Thompson
Matthias Fuchs	...	Felix Kronenberg
Nikolas Lansky	...	Gregor Vandenburg
Matias Heller	...	Security Guard

Also Known As:

The Noah's Ark Principle

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

West Germany

Language:

German

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Sweden:15 | West Germany:12

Filming Locations:

Böblingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Company:

Centropolis Film Productions

Trivia:

The most expensive (about 1.2 million DM) student film in Germany.

Goofs:

Factual errors: The space station is said to "be 189 kilometers above Earth". Earth orbit cannot be maintained easily below about 250km where atmospheric drag slows satellites sufficiently that they fall to Earth.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Roland Emmerich - Mein Leben (2009) (TV)

Nowhere fast

Studying in Berlin in 1984, I attended a packed first screening of this film, billed as "Der Deutsche Star Wars." I was astonished at how childishly executed the film was. It seemed to have a single special effect, space station scaffolding rumbling past camera(sound in space?), re-used 7 times. I counted. The plot was equally thin. CIA world domination, love story, bad marriage, predictable lines. pacing excruciatingly slow. The audience that day was equally unimpressed, so it wasn't just me.

Happily, the director went on to make real eye candy with decent budgets.