First Spaceship on Venus
1960·Germany - East Germany (GDR)·93 min.
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While mankind lives in peace, scientists pick up a threatening message coming from Venus. An international spaceship is sent to this planet to clear the matter. The crew, composed of human beings and one chess player robot, discovers on this faraway planet the remains of a mysterious civilization. Adapted from a story by Stanislas Lem, this cult movie launched a wave of space operas from Eastern Germany.
DirectorKurt Maetzig
MusicAndrzej Markowski
CinematographyJoachim Hasler
CastYoko Tani·Oldrick Lukes·Ignacy Machowski·Julius Ongewe·Michail N. Postnikow·Kurt Rackelmann·Günther Simon·Tang Hua-Ta·Lucyna Winnicka·Nico Turoff
Original titleDer Schweigende Stern (First Spaceship on Venus)
Also known asSilent Star