Journey to the Seventh Planet (1962)

Earth sends a five-man team to explore the frozen planet Uranus, only to find a temperate forest and sultry women from their past on it, courtesy of an alien brain with evil designs.

Director:

Sidney W. Pink (as Sidney Pink)

Writers:

Sidney W. Pink (original story) (as Sid Pink), Ib Melchior (screenplay)

Stars:

John Agar, Carl Ottosen, Ove Sprogøe

Cast

Cast overview:
John Agar	...	Capt. Don Graham
Carl Ottosen	...	Commander Eric
Ove Sprogøe	...	Barry O'Sullivan
Louis Miehe-Renard	...	Svend (as Louis Meihe Renard)
Peter Monch	...	Karl (as Peter Mönch)
Greta Thyssen	...	Greta Thyssen
Ann Smyrner	...	Ingrid
Mimi Heinrich	...	Ursula
Annie Birgit Garde	...	Ellen
Ulla Moritz	...	Lise
Bente Juul	...	Colleen (as Bente Juel)

Storyline

A U.N. space expedition to the planet Uranus discovers a bizarrely familiar world right out of their own heads, featuring places and people the crew members recall from their past. It's all part of a fantasy created by the planet's master, a giant, pulsating brain that can also turn their worst thoughts into reality.

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Plot Keywords:

uranus the planet | quicksand | solar system | expedition | united nations | 

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Taglines:

You're in Space beyond Space.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Horror | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA Denmark

Language:

Danish English

Release Date:

10 March 1962 (USA)

Also Known As:

Viaje al séptimo planeta

Filming Locations:

Denmark

Box Office

Budget:

$74,600 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cinemagic Inc.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

77 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Actor Ove Sprogøe claimed he never participated in the movie, saying he was sick the week it took to shoot it.

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Goofs

The spider attack used footage borrowed from The Spider, and is in black and white. As such, the spider attack scene goes back and forth between black and white and color.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Vocalist: There are no limits to the imagination and man's ability to make reality out of his visions is his greatest strength. Through this skill, he has been able to conquer time and space. The story you are about to see takes place after man has solved the complex mysteries of space travel. The year is 2001. Life is changed now. The planet Earth is no longer racked by wars and threats of annihilation. Man has learned to live with himself. The United Nations is the sole governing body of ...

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Alternate Versions

The U.S. pay-tv version has the vocals (sung by Otto Brandenburg) removed from the ending title song that was played over the ending credits.

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Connections

Features The Angry Red Planet (1959)

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Soundtracks

Journey to the Seventh Planet
By Jerry Capehart and Teepee Mitchell (as Mitchell Tableporter)
Sung by Otto Brandenburg

User Reviews

Much Better Than Given Credit For

A United Nations space expedition to the planet Uranus discovers a bizarre world right out of their own heads...

John Agar stars, which already gives this film a lot of weight for the classic science fiction crowd. And beyond that, this is something of a prescient film. Sure, we can insult its special effects and poor costumes, but take it for what it is.

I enjoyed the idea that in the future, the United Nations will be the sole governing body. I thought that was a very optimistic (and realistic) view. It was somewhat less realistic that we would visit all the planets searching for life, but as this was filmed before we went to the Moon, I am not sure what we did or did not know about space exploration at this time.

I also enjoyed the concept of your thoughts being used against you. I felt like this was a direct precursor to "Ghost Busters" in that respect, with the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man immediately coming to mind.