To the Stars by Hard Ways (1982)
"Cherez ternii k zvyozdam" (original title)

A female creature created in space tries to live on earth and has special (and sometimes dangerous) powers.

Directors:

Richard Viktorov, Nikolai Viktorov

Writers:

Kir Bulychyov, Richard Viktorov

Stars:

Yelena Metyolkina, Vadim Ledogorov, Uldis Lieldidz

Cast

Credited cast:
Yelena Metyolkina	...	Niya
Vadim Ledogorov	...	Cadet Stepan Lebedev
Uldis Lieldidz	...	Sergei Lebedev
Yelena Fadeyeva	...	Maria Pavlovna
Vatslav Dvorzhetsky	...	Petr Petrovich
Nadezhda Sementsova	...	Professor Nadezhda Ivanova
Aleksandr Lazarev	...	Professor Klimov
Aleksandr Mikhaylov	...	Dreier
Boris Shcherbakov	...	Navigator Kolotin
Igor Ledogorov	...	Ambassador Rakan
Igor Yasulovich	...	Torki
Gleb Strizhenov	...	Glan
Vladimir Fyodorov	...	Turanchoks
Yevgeni Karelskikh
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
G. Ivchenko

Storyline

A female creature created in space tries to live on earth and has special (and sometimes dangerous) powers.

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Plot Keywords:

23rd century | female nudity | spaceship crash | alien | desert planet | 

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Genres:

Sci-Fi

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Details

Official Sites:

fantastic-film [ru] Official site [ru]

Country:

Soviet Union

Language:

Russian

Release Date:

November 1982 (USA)

Also Known As:

Humanoid Woman

Filming Locations:

Kiev, Ukraine

Company Credits

Production Co:

Goskino, M-Film, Maksim Gorki Studio

Technical Specs

Runtime:

148 min 123 min (restored) 118 min

Sound Mix:

Mono Dolby Digital (restored version)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film was restored in 2001 by director's son using film clips, shooting scripts, original camera outtakes, director's notes and surviving 70mm positive print.

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Goofs

When they are in the "weightless" space station, one can see bubbles coming from one of the actors, revealing that the scene was filmed underwater.

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Connections

Featured in Mystery Science Theatre 3000: Humanoid Woman (1989)

User Reviews

Not the worst Russian film........

Sure it's campy and it was hilarious on MST3K, but the story is rather atmospheric in the original version.

The main story is that a Ukrainian astronaut goes into space and he is weightless. Then, he stumbles upon a humanoid female (that resembles Annie Lennox of the "Eurythmics"),and then the fun will begin,such as burning a picture of ol' Gorby (possible anti-communism allegory here!).

You must either see this on MST3K or import the original version.