Der Schweigende Stern (1960)
Genre: Scifi / Action
Duration: 93 minuten / 79 minuten (VS)
Alternative titles: First Spaceship on Venus / Silent Star / Planet of the Dead
Country:
East Germany / Poland
Directed by: Kurt Maetzig
Stars: Yoko Tani, Oldřich Lukeš and Ignacy Machowski
IMDb score:
4,7 (3.591)
Releasedate: 26 February 1960
Der Schweigende Stern plot
"You are there … on man’s most incredible journey!"
Scientists find the black box of a spaceship among the remains of a crashed meteor. The tapes appear to be from Venus, and an international team of astronauts travel aboard the Kosmokrator to 'The Silent Planet'. Meanwhile, the scientists decipher the message on the tapes and determine that the Venusians are planning an attack on Earth and the cosmonauts are in danger.
Actors and actresses
Prof. Harringway Hawling
Prof. Saltyk
Talua
Prof. Arsenew
Prof. Sikarna
Robert
Dr. Tchen Yu
Joan Moran
Sumiko Ogimura MD
Frau Arsenjew
Reviews & comments
arno74
-
- 8700 messages
- 3342 votes
Absurdly low score here, and on IMDb. An East German sci-fi that is certainly not inferior to American or other productions from that time. Maybe the many references to the atomic bomb are not well received in the US, or because it is a "Soviet" product? It is not a masterpiece and the special effects could sometimes be better, but for lovers of sci-fi (classics) this is good to do. 3*
Translated from Dutch · View original
mrklm
-
- 11629 messages
- 10041 votes
Still handy that our scientists can fully restore and translate a message from Venus! In the meantime, an international cast of course investigates and makes a number of surprising (and not very credible) discoveries about the planet. The actors do their best and considering the budget, the film is made quite competently, but it is mainly a lot of talk and the film takes itself far too seriously to really be amusing.
Translated from Dutch · View original
wihu61
-
- 1011 messages
- 540 votes
The original version looked better than the 'screwed up' American version I saw earlier. Maybe a bit too ambitious, but doable because we got to see enough decors and action in addition to the usual extensive 'science talk' in this genre. Admittedly a bit toy-like at times, but doable if you can appreciate that old sci-fi.
Translated from Dutch · View original
Trending Movies
Corporate & Media
Realtimes Network
Innovatieweg 20C
7007 CD, Doetinchem, Netherlands
+31(315)-764002
