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Voyage to the End of the Universe

Original title: Ikarie XB 1
  • 1963
  • 1h 21m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
3.4K
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Voyage to the End of the Universe (1963)
Space Sci-FiSci-Fi

The year is 2163. Starship Ikarie 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 Ikarie 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 Ikarie XB 1 embarks on a long journey across the universe to search for life on the planets of Alpha Centauri.

  • Director
    • Jindřich Polák
  • Writers
    • Pavel Juráček
    • Stanislaw Lem
    • Jindřich Polák
  • Stars
    • Zdeněk Štěpánek
    • František Smolík
    • Dana Medřická
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    3.4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jindřich Polák
    • Writers
      • Pavel Juráček
      • Stanislaw Lem
      • Jindřich Polák
    • Stars
      • Zdeněk Štěpánek
      • František Smolík
      • Dana Medřická
    • 40User reviews
    • 57Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win total

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    Zdeněk Štěpánek
    Zdeněk Štěpánek
    • Captain Vladimir Abajev
    • (as Zdenek Stepánek)
    František Smolík
    František Smolík
    • Anthony Hopkins - mathematician
    • (as Frantisek Smolík)
    Dana Medřická
    Dana Medřická
    • Nina Kirova - sociologist
    • (as Dana Medrická)
    Irena Kacírková
    Irena Kacírková
    • Brigitta
    Radovan Lukavský
    Radovan Lukavský
    • Commander MacDonald
    Otto Lackovič
    Otto Lackovič
    • Michal - coordinator
    • (as Otto Lackovic)
    Miroslav Macháček
    Miroslav Macháček
    • Marcel Bernard
    • (as Miroslav Machácek)
    Jirí Vrstála
    Jirí Vrstála
    • Erik Svenson - pilot
    Rudolf Deyl
    Rudolf Deyl
    • Ervin Herold - pilot
    Jaroslav Mareš
    Jaroslav Mareš
    • Milek Wertbowsky
    • (as Jaroslav Mares)
    Martin Tapák
    Martin Tapák
    • Petr Kubes - biologist
    Marcela Martínková
    Marcela Martínková
    • Steffa - Wertbowsky's wife
    Jozef Adamovič
    Jozef Adamovič
    • Zdenek Lorenc - coordinator
    • (as Jozef Adamovic)
    Jaroslav Rozsíval
    • The Ship's Doctor
    Ruzena Urbanova
    • Eva - historian
    Svatava Hubeňáková
    • Rena, MacDonald's wife
    • (as Svatava Hubenáková)
    Jan Cmíral
    • Crewmember
    Vjaceslav Irmanov
    Vjaceslav Irmanov
    • Coordinator
    • Director
      • Jindřich Polák
    • Writers
      • Pavel Juráček
      • Stanislaw Lem
      • Jindřich Polák
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    Related interests

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    Did you know

    • 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
      Inside the "old capitalist ship from the 20th century" the supposedly "English" labels on ship instruments and equipment contain numerous spelling errors, e.g. "RADIOAKTIVITY", "MEXIKO", "TIGGER" instead of "RADIOACTIVITY", "MEXICO", "TIGER".
    • 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 (1969)
    • Soundtracks
      Part One: Introduction
      from "King David" aka "Le Roi David"
      Music by Arthur Honegger.

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    Details

    • Release date
      • November 25, 1964 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Czechoslovakia
    • Language
      • Czech
    • Also known as
      • Icarus XB 1
    • Filming locations
      • Barrandov Studios, Prague, Czech Republic(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Filmové studio Barrandov
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    Box office

    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,130
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 21m(81 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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