When an alien artifact discovered on Earth is found to have come from Venus, an international team of astronauts embarks to investigate its origins.
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| Yôko Tani | ... | Die japanische Ärztin / Sumiko Ogimura MD | |
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Oldrich Lukes | ... | Amerikanischer Atomphysiker / Prof. Harringway Hawling |
| Ignacy Machowski | ... | Polnischer Chefingenieur / Prof. Saltyk / Prof. Durand | |
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Julius Ongewe | ... | Afrikanischer Fernsehtechniker / Talua |
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Michail N. Postnikow | ... | Sowjetischer Astronaut / Prof. Arsenew / Prof. Orloff |
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Kurt Rackelmann | ... | Indischer Mathematiker / Prof. Sikarna |
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Günther Simon | ... | Deutscher Pilot / Robert / Raimund Brinkmann |
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Hua-Ta Tang | ... | Chinesischer Linguist / Dr. Tchen Yu / Lao Tsu |
| Lucyna Winnicka | ... | Fernsehreporterin / Joan Moran (as Lucina Winnicka) | |
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(U.S. Version) A mysterious magnetic spool found during a construction project is discovered to have originated from Venus. A rocket expedition to Venus is launched to discover the origin of the spool and the race that created it. Written by Leo L. Schwab <ewhac@best.com>
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space travel | nuclear threat | venus the planet | alien technology | spacecraft |Taglines:
You are there... on man's most incredible journey!Genres:
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GermanRelease Date:
31 October 1962 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
First Spaceship on Venus See more »Company Credits
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VEB DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme, Künstlerische Arbeitsgruppe ''Roter Kreis'', Film Polski See more »
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In the original German and Polish version, the spaceship was called the Kosmokrator. In the English dubbed version released as "First Spaceship on Venus," it is called the Cosmostrator. See more »Goofs
The narrator mentions that one of the crew has created a special food formula for the crew to be able to consume and digest in zero gravity, yet everyone is walking around as if on planet Earth. See more »Alternate Versions
This film was released in the United States as _First Spaceship on Venus (1962)_. This version was edited down to 80 minutes, dubbed into English, and had Andrzej Markowski's score replaced by a stock score prepared by Gordon Zahler of the General Music Corporation. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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Rarely a rating was so unfair.At my time of writing,the film only gets a poor 4,1.Something has to be done,it's all the more revolting as the users generally wrote favorable reviews.
"Der schweigende Stern" is an adult responsible movie closer to "forbidden planet" or "planet of the apes" than to "close encounters of the third kind".Its special effects might seem laughable to some ;if the first part has not worn well,as far as these effects are concerned,the second one and Venus landscapes retain a strange charm.
But the main thing is somewhere else.The movie was made in 1960,when WW2 was not far behind.Culpability hangs over the whole work.After all,it's a German movie ,and hints at Hiroshima and the building of the bomb abound.Like Charton Heston and his mate riding along the sea,the astronauts will meet their fate on "der schweigende Stern",Venus.