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First Spaceship on Venus

Original title: Der schweigende Stern
  • 1960
  • Unrated
  • 1h 19m
IMDb RATING
4.7/10
3.7K
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Yôko Tani in First Spaceship on Venus (1960)
When an alien artifact discovered on Earth is found to have come from Venus, an international team of astronauts embarks to investigate its origins.
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When an alien artifact discovered on Earth is found to have come from Venus, an international team of astronauts embarks to investigate its origins.When an alien artifact discovered on Earth is found to have come from Venus, an international team of astronauts embarks to investigate its origins.When an alien artifact discovered on Earth is found to have come from Venus, an international team of astronauts embarks to investigate its origins.

  • Director
    • Kurt Maetzig
  • Writers
    • Stanislaw Lem
    • Jan Fethke
    • Wolfgang Kohlhaase
  • Stars
    • Yôko Tani
    • Oldrich Lukes
    • Ignacy Machowski
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    4.7/10
    3.7K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Kurt Maetzig
    • Writers
      • Stanislaw Lem
      • Jan Fethke
      • Wolfgang Kohlhaase
    • Stars
      • Yôko Tani
      • Oldrich Lukes
      • Ignacy Machowski
    • 93User reviews
    • 39Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Top Cast34

    Yôko Tani
    Yôko Tani
    • Die japanische Ärztin
    • (as Yoko Tani)
    • …
    Oldrich Lukes
    • Amerikanischer Atomphysiker…
    Ignacy Machowski
    Ignacy Machowski
    • Polnischer Chefingenieur…
    Julius Ongewe
    • Afrikanischer Fernsehtechniker…
    Mikhail N. Postnikov
    • Sowjetischer Astronaut
    • (as Michail N. Postnikow)
    • …
    Kurt Rackelmann
    • Indischer Mathematiker…
    Günther Simon
    • Deutscher Pilot…
    Hua-Ta Tang
    • Chinesischer Linguist
    • (as Tang Hua-Ta)
    • …
    Lucyna Winnicka
    Lucyna Winnicka
    • Fernsehreporterin
    • (as Lucina Winnicka)
    • …
    Klaus Bamberg
    • Bit Part
    • (uncredited)
    Fredy Barten
    • Bit Part
    • (uncredited)
    Christoph Beyertt
    • Bit Part
    • (uncredited)
    Karl Brenk
    • Bit part
    • (uncredited)
    Fritz Decho
    • Reporter
    • (uncredited)
    Karen Fredersdorf
    • Brinkmanns Mutter
    • (uncredited)
    Eva-Maria Hagen
    Eva-Maria Hagen
    • Intervision-Reporter Jeanne Moreau
    • (uncredited)
    Karl-Helge Hofstadt
    • Bit Part
    • (uncredited)
    Peter Kiwitt
    • Bit Part
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Kurt Maetzig
    • Writers
      • Stanislaw Lem
      • Jan Fethke
      • Wolfgang Kohlhaase
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    • Trivia
      In the US, Crown International released an English-dubbed version as a prepackaged double feature with Varan the Unbelievable (1962). Unlike other Crown releases, it was booked into many theaters and drive-ins. It became Crown's most successful double feature.
    • Goofs
      The narrator mentions that one of the crew has created a special food formula for the crew to consume and digest in zero gravity, yet everyone is walking around as if on planet Earth. In the original German version, the crew activates an artificial gravity field, which allows them to walk around as if they were on Earth.
    • Quotes
      • Intervision-Reporter Jeanne Moreau: Scientists, mathematicians and astrophysicists; seven men and
      • [pause]
      • Intervision-Reporter Jeanne Moreau: and a -
      • [emphasis]
      • Intervision-Reporter Jeanne Moreau: WOMAN.
      • Deutscher Pilot: [Running up to her] Sumiko!
      • Die japanische Ärztin: [Surprised to see - even though both on same rocket project] Brinkmann! Have I changed that much?
      • Deutscher Pilot: Well, I
      • [pause]
      • Deutscher Pilot: I don't know. I got it, your hair used to hang down to your waist.
    • Alternate versions
      This film was released in the United States as "First Spaceship on Venus." This version was edited down to 80 minutes, dubbed into English, and had Andrzej Markowski's score replaced by a stock score prepared by Gordon Zahler of the General Music Corporation.
    • Connections
      Edited into Tela Class: Uma Odisseia Brazuca (2008)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • October 31, 1962 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • East Germany
      • Poland
    • Language
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Un viaje a Venus
    • Filming locations
      • WFF Film Studio, Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
      • Künstlerische Arbeitsgruppe ''Roter Kreis''
      • Zespol Filmowy "Iluzjon"
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 19m(79 min)
    • Sound mix
      • 4-Track Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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