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First Spaceship on Venus (1960)

Der schweigende Stern (original title)
Unrated | | Sci-Fi | 31 October 1962 (USA)
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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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Polnischer Chefingenieur / Prof. Saltyk / Prof. Durand
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Afrikanischer Fernsehtechniker / Talua
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Sowjetischer Astronaut / Prof. Arsenew / Prof. Orloff
Kurt Rackelmann ...
Indischer Mathematiker / Prof. Sikarna
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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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dystopia | reference to albert einstein | space travel | soviet union | solar system | See All (20) »

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You are there... on man's most incredible journey!

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In the US version of this film, several pieces of music from the The Wolf Man (1941) can be heard in multiple scenes throughout the movie. See more »

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In the English-dubbed version, the chess-playing robot announces the move King to B-8. The actor moving the robot's pieces moves the king to D-8. See more »

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Edited into Tela Class: Uma Odisseia Brazuca (2008) See more »

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Very Forward looking film for 1958...
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An AMAZING film given the year it came out-from a story by Stanislaw Lem, THE ASTRONAUTS... the story seems a little slow and stilted at first, but the ideas and the Special Effects are wonderful, including some of the sets showing the devastated surface of Venus as seen thru their 'chariot'. Maltin claims that a whole lot of this film was cut to be shown in the USA...would love to see a restored version...
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