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Operation Ganymed

  • TV Movie
  • 19771977
  • 1h 58m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
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Jürgen Prochnow and Horst Frank in Operation Ganymed (1977)
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A spaceship returns to Earth after several years of space exploration and finds it desolate. Landing in what they believe is Mexico, the crew decides to travel north, and try to find out wha... Read allA spaceship returns to Earth after several years of space exploration and finds it desolate. Landing in what they believe is Mexico, the crew decides to travel north, and try to find out what happened to Earth during the years they were gone.A spaceship returns to Earth after several years of space exploration and finds it desolate. Landing in what they believe is Mexico, the crew decides to travel north, and try to find out what happened to Earth during the years they were gone.
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
372
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    • Rainer Erler
    • Rainer Erler
  • Stars
    • Horst Frank
    • Dieter Laser
    • Jürgen Prochnow
    • Rainer Erler
    • Rainer Erler
  • Stars
    • Horst Frank
    • Dieter Laser
    • Jürgen Prochnow
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    • 15User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
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    Horst Frank in Operation Ganymed (1977)
    Uwe Friedrichsen and Claus Theo Gärtner in Operation Ganymed (1977)
    Uwe Friedrichsen and Dieter Laser in Operation Ganymed (1977)
    Jürgen Prochnow and Claus Theo Gärtner in Operation Ganymed (1977)
    Uwe Friedrichsen, Claus Theo Gärtner, and Dieter Laser in Operation Ganymed (1977)
    Horst Frank in Operation Ganymed (1977)
    Jürgen Prochnow and Claus Theo Gärtner in Operation Ganymed (1977)
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    Horst Frank
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    • Mac
    Dieter Laser
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    • Don
    Jürgen Prochnow
    Jürgen Prochnow
    • Oss
    Uwe Friedrichsen
    Uwe Friedrichsen
    • Steve
    Claus Theo Gärtner
    Claus Theo Gärtner
    • Dug
    Vicky Roskilly
    • Girl
    Wolf Mittler
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      • Rainer Erler
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    • Trivia
      What they think is Mexico, it really is (at least where it is filmed) Lanzarote, Fuerteventura and Gran Canaria (Canary islands).
    • Goofs
      The image of Jupiter reflected in Don's helmet is not flipped as a reflection should be.

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    5/10
    Best or worst hard SF movie ever?
    Conceptually a fantastic drama of deep space astronauts and the experiences they endure. But it comes up short in execution, even State made Soviet SF is more watchable. The soundtrack is absolutely awful and should in no way be a part of this film. Pacing of the action is slow and dreary. Visually looks like a 16mm film school project. Granted we have great actors in this movie, but they alone cannot save the movie. It's something that needs to be seen if only for comparison purposes.
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    • Release date
      • May 30, 1980 (West Germany)
      • West Germany
      • German
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain
    • Production companies
      • Pentagramma Filmproduktion GmbH & Co. Rainer Erler
      • Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)
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    • 1 hour 58 minutes
      • Color
      • Mono

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