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Cosmos

  • TV Mini Series
  • 1980
  • TV-PG
  • 1h
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Carl Sagan in Cosmos (1980)
Cosmos
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Astronomer Carl Sagan leads us on an engaging guided tour of the various elements and cosmological theories of the universe.Astronomer Carl Sagan leads us on an engaging guided tour of the various elements and cosmological theories of the universe.Astronomer Carl Sagan leads us on an engaging guided tour of the various elements and cosmological theories of the universe.

  • Creators
    • Ann Druyan
    • Carl Sagan
    • Steven Soter
  • Stars
    • Carl Sagan
    • Jaromír Hanzlík
    • Jonathan Fahn
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  • IMDb RATING
    9.3/10
    45K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,045
    266
    • Creators
      • Ann Druyan
      • Carl Sagan
      • Steven Soter
    • Stars
      • Carl Sagan
      • Jaromír Hanzlík
      • Jonathan Fahn
    • 78User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • Top rated TV #11
    • Won 3 Primetime Emmys
      • 4 wins & 3 nominations total

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    Carl Sagan
    Carl Sagan
    • Self - Host
    Jaromír Hanzlík
    Jaromír Hanzlík
    • Johannes Kepler
    Jonathan Fahn
    Jonathan Fahn
    • Young Champollion…
    Jean Charney
    • Betty Hill
    Cecilia White
    • Tinget Indian
    Bob Hevelone
    • Fourier
    Bill Grant
    • Barney Hill
    Linda Morabito
    • Self - Voyager Navigation Team
    Victor C. John
    • Tinget Indian
    Arthur 'Lonne' Lane
    • Self - Deputy Project Scientist
    Larry Soderblom
    • Self - Voyager Imaging Team
    Alan Belod
    • Jean-Francois Champollion
    Ronald A. Hilbert
    • Tinget Indian
    Dana Hlavácová
    Dana Hlavácová
    • Johannes Kepler's wife
    Josef Vinklár
    Josef Vinklár
    • Tycho Brahe
    • Creators
      • Ann Druyan(uncredited)
      • Carl Sagan(uncredited)
      • Steven Soter(uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      When Turner Broadcasting bought the rights to release Cosmos on VHS for the 10th anniversary of the PBS series, CNN filmed a 1-hour program, entitled; (Ep 14) Cosmos - Ted Turner Interviews Dr. Sagan, where Ted Turner talks with Carl Sagan about this series. Sagan and Turner discuss the preservation of the Earth, nuclear weapons, the greenhouse effect, and other topics. It's only available as the last tape of the fourteen-tape series and isn't included with the DVD version.
    • Quotes

      Carl Sagan: The cosmos is also within us, we're made of star-stuff. We are a way for the cosmos, to know itself.

    • Alternate versions
      For video release in the mid-1980s, an additional episode of this series was created, consisting of a one-on-one interview between Carl Sagan and media mogul Ted Turner, discussing the themes of the series.
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      Featured in Television: The Promise of Television (1988)

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    A "must" for anyone carrying a throbbing heart.
    Such apparently disassociated issues as deciphering hieroglyphics from ancient Egyptians and accompanying the Voyager spacecraft along its planetary tour meet up in these wonderful series. Carl Sagan not only transmits the facts, but also and perhaps most important, his enthusiasm swoops down deeply into the spectator skin.

    Sagan (who hosts the series himself) magnificently shows that science is the art of solving Nature's mysteries. Every topic that is encompassed in Cosmos, is shown as so: Beginning in the knot, showing the big efforts that are made to untie it, and the final breath-out of the human mind prevailing over the (previously) unknown. Not only science, but everyday subjects are researched as well, such as astrology or the UFO phenomenon. History also shares a good role in Cosmos.

    Overall, the great production and the soundtrack make this series a MUST for everyone carrying a throbbing heart.
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    • Release date
      • September 28, 1980 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Cosmos: A Personal Voyage
    • Filming locations
      • Calcutta, West Bengal, India
    • Production companies
      • KCET
      • Carl Sagan Productions
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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      1 hour
    • Color
      • Color

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