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Operation Ganymed

  • TV Movie
  • 1977
  • 1h 58m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
443
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Jürgen Prochnow and Horst Frank in Operation Ganymed (1977)
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Years ago, three spacecraft were launched to Jupiter. Only one, Ganymede II, survived the expedition, but lost two members of its crew. There has been no contact with Earth for 900 days. Whe... Read allYears ago, three spacecraft were launched to Jupiter. Only one, Ganymede II, survived the expedition, but lost two members of its crew. There has been no contact with Earth for 900 days. When the spaceship makes an emergency landing on the Mexican coast 1585 days after its launch... Read allYears ago, three spacecraft were launched to Jupiter. Only one, Ganymede II, survived the expedition, but lost two members of its crew. There has been no contact with Earth for 900 days. When the spaceship makes an emergency landing on the Mexican coast 1585 days after its launch, the adventure of marching through the desert under a blazing sun only begins for the fiv... Read all

  • Director
    • Rainer Erler
  • Writer
    • Rainer Erler
  • Stars
    • Horst Frank
    • Dieter Laser
    • Jürgen Prochnow
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.0/10
    443
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Rainer Erler
    • Writer
      • Rainer Erler
    • Stars
      • Horst Frank
      • Dieter Laser
      • Jürgen Prochnow
    • 15User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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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
    Horst Frank
    • Mac
    Dieter Laser
    Dieter Laser
    • Don
    Jürgen Prochnow
    Jürgen Prochnow
    • Oss
    Uwe Friedrichsen
    Uwe Friedrichsen
    • Steve
    Claus Theo Gärtner
    Claus Theo Gärtner
    • Dug
    Vicky Roskilly
    • Girl
    Wolf Mittler
    • Annotator
    Helga Trümper
    • Reporter
    • (voice)
    • Director
      • Rainer Erler
    • Writer
      • 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
      When Don (Dieter Laser) is floating through the spaceship at the beginning of the movie, it is obvious that in the shots where Steve (Uwe Friedrichsen) and Dug (Claus Theo Gärtner) are visible in the background they are in reality hanging upside down with the camera turned 180 degrees to make it look like Don is weightless above them, because Dugs hair is standing up whereas in all other shots he has straight hair.
    • Connections
      Featured in Rainer Erler erzählt: Operation Ganymed (2024)

    User reviews15

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    8/10
    Creepy little film
    I've read about the atrocious English language dub, but my copy of the film is the Dutch rental video with the original German dialogue and it sounds fine. The film itself is gritty and realistic in tone. Five astronauts return from years in space only to find a seemingly desolate Earth. No radio signals, deserted ruins, sparse vegetation etc. At loss at what to do next they decide to head North, but without sufficient food and water supplies, how long will they last? The line between reality, hallucinations due to dehydration (and possible radioactive sickness) and flashbacks to their exploration of Jupiter moon Ganymedes is constantly blurred. Recommended.
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    • Aug 8, 2001

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    • Release date
      • May 30, 1980 (West Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • West Germany
    • Languages
      • German
      • English
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • Helden, verloren im Staub der Sterne
    • Filming locations
      • Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain
    • Production companies
      • Pentagramma Filmproduktion GmbH & Co. Rainer Erler
      • Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 58 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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