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Ikarie XB 1

  • 19631963
  • 1h 28m
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6.9/10
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Ikarie XB 1 (1963)
Sci-Fi
The year is 2163. Starship Ikaria XB 1 embarks on a long journey across the universe to search for life on the planets of Alpha Centauri.The year is 2163. Starship Ikaria XB 1 embarks on a long journey across the universe to search for life on the planets of Alpha Centauri.The year is 2163. Starship Ikaria XB 1 embarks on a long journey across the universe to search for life on the planets of Alpha Centauri.
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
2.5K
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  • Director
    • Jindrich Polák
  • Writers
    • Pavel Jurácek(screenplay and dialogue)
    • Stanislaw Lem(novel "Oblok Magellana")
    • Jindrich Polák(screenplay and dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Zdenek Stepánek
    • Frantisek Smolík
    • Dana Medrická
  • Director
    • Jindrich Polák
  • Writers
    • Pavel Jurácek(screenplay and dialogue)
    • Stanislaw Lem(novel "Oblok Magellana")
    • Jindrich Polák(screenplay and dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Zdenek Stepánek
    • Frantisek Smolík
    • Dana Medrická
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 30User reviews
    • 58Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    Frantisek Smolík in Ikarie XB 1 (1963)
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    Zdenek Stepánek
    Zdenek Stepánek
    • Captain Vladimir Abajev
    Frantisek Smolík
    Frantisek Smolík
    • Anthony Hopkins - mathematician
    Dana Medrická
    Dana Medrická
    • Nina Kirova - sociologist
    Irena Kacírková
    Irena Kacírková
    • Brigitta
    Radovan Lukavský
    Radovan Lukavský
    • Commander MacDonald
    Otto Lackovic
    Otto Lackovic
    • Michal - coordinator
    Miroslav Machácek
    Miroslav Machácek
    • Marcel Bernard
    Jirí Vrstála
    Jirí Vrstála
    • Erik Svenson - pilot
    Rudolf Deyl
    Rudolf Deyl
    • Ervin Herold - pilot
    Jaroslav Mares
    Jaroslav Mares
    • Milek Wertbowsky
    Martin Tapák
    Martin Tapák
    • Petr Kubes - biologist
    Marcela Martínková
    • Steffa - Wertbowsky's wife
    Jozef Adamovic
    Jozef Adamovic
    • Zdenek Lorenc - coordinator
    Jaroslav Rozsíval
    • The Ship's Doctor
    Ruzena Urbanova
    • Eva - historian
    Svatava Hubenáková
    • Rena, MacDonald's wife
    Jan Cmíral
    • Crewmember
    Vjaceslav Irmanov
    Vjaceslav Irmanov
    • Coordinator
    • Director
      • Jindrich Polák
    • Writers
      • Pavel Jurácek(screenplay and dialogue)
      • Stanislaw Lem(novel "Oblok Magellana") (novel "The Magellanic Cloud")
      • Jindrich Polák(screenplay and dialogue)
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The music played on piano after the derelict ship explodes is "Part One: Introduction" from "King David", aka "Le Roi David," composed by Arthur Honegger.
    • Goofs
      Shortly after the ship has passes Jupiter, one of the astronauts is talking to his wife on Earth but there is no time lag (at its closest, Jupiter is about 30 light-minutes from Earth).
    • Alternate versions
      SPOILER: For the American release, titled "Voyage to the End of the Universe," American International Pictures cut the film up, changing a number of things:
      • Approximately 26 minutes of footage were removed (including a sequence in a man-made flying saucer carrying dead capitalists, nerve gas and an atomic bomb).
      • The story was changed substantially, the ship's flight direction reversed (making it an alien ship traveling to Earth), and the Statue of Liberty pasted into the final shot.
      • The cast and staff's names in the credits were altered significantly to look like English.
    • Connections
      Featured in Aweful Movies with Deadly Earnest: Voyage to the End of the Universe (1970)
    • Soundtracks
      Part One: Introduction
      from "King David" aka "Le Roi David"
      Music by Arthur Honegger.

    User reviews30

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    First serious Czech SF movie. Futuristic attempt to simulate future.
    Ikarie XB1 is the first Czech SF movie. It was released in black and white only. The story relies to some extent on one of Stanislav Lem's books. The movie is still appreciated not only among science fiction fans in Czechia, but mainly because of its high ambitions. The movie not only shows a trip to proxima centauri, but it also tried to predict future music and dance.

    Due to the time it was created (early 60ies) there are some ideological compromises to the communism and cold war.
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    • dtomek
    • Feb 3, 2000

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 26, 1963 (Czechoslovakia)
    • Country of origin
      • Czechoslovakia
    • Official sites
      • Official site (France)
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Language
      • Czech
    • Also known as
      • Ikarie XB-1
    • Filming locations
      • Barrandov Studios, Prague, Czech Republic
    • Production company
      • Filmové studio Barrandov
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,130
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 28 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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