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Icarus XB 1

Original title: Ikarie XB 1
  • 19631963
  • 1h 21m
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Icarus XB 1 (1963)
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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.
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POPULARITY
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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
    Top credits
    • 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
    • 29User reviews
    • 57Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    Frantisek Smolík in Icarus 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)
    • All cast & crew
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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 Jupitar, one of the astronauts is talking to his wife on Earth but there is no time lag (at its closest, Jupitar 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 reviews29

    Review
    Top review
    It Was Never in Color
    I just saw a gorgeous, widescreen, subtitled print of "Ikarie XB 1", also known as "Voyage To The End of the Universe", at Boston's Museum of Fine Arts. The print, restored by the Czech studio that originally released it, is in black and white, and was obviously shot that way. Its complete running time is listed in the program notes as 84 minutes, though it may have been a few minutes longer. (I should have checked my watch). Like several others who've commented on this, I first saw this movie as a kid when AIP released a dubbed version in the 60s. Its definitely not a kiddie movie, and is still quite impressive for its effects and production design, as well as its intelligent story.
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    • robert_deveau
    • May 10, 2004

    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 25, 1964 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Czechoslovakia
    • Official sites
      • Official site (France)
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Language
      • Czech
    • Also known as
      • Voyage to the End of the Universe
    • Filming locations
      • Barrandov Studios, Prague, Czech Republic
    • Production company
      • Filmové studio Barrandov
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    Box office

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    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,130
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 21 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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