The first spaceship on venus fsov, as crown retitled it, becomes a b film in america, but its landmark qualities are still evident. In 1962 the shortened 79minute dubbed release from crown international pictures substituted the title first spaceship on venus for the englishspeaking market. More attractive than talented, yoko tani had the distinction of starring in one of the few communistbloc science fiction films of the 60s. First spaceship on venus 1962 is the shortened and dubbed american version of the silent star, an east german polish production from 1960, based on a. It wasnt until the 90s and stuart galbraith iv that savant learned that varan had been a 1958 toho television show upgraded to theatrical halfway through production. Print may show fold marks, tears, stains and blurry text and graphics from reproduction of aged original vintage art print. See more ideas about venus, science fiction and sci fi. In 1962 a muchshortened, 79 minute, dubbed release from crown international pictures substituted the. The film is also known as planet of the dead and spaceship venus does not reply.
Skip to main content this banner text can have markup. Personally, im in the lovers camp, although if youve never seen first spaceship on venus you deserve some fair warning. First spaceship on venus all the tropes wiki fandom. Never saw the movie, but the ship on the poster looked cool. Englewood entertainmentwade williams collection goes into orbit with the release of first spaceship on venus, a most remarkable achievement of 60s sciencefiction cinema. Be careful, though, the only things that go in the main namespace are tropes and should be created through the ykttw system. The silent star, planet of the dead, and spaceship venus does not reply is a 1960 east german polish color science fiction film directed by kurt maetzig that stars gunther simon, julius ongewe, and yoko tani. The result was first spaceship on venus, an east german polish flick made in 1960. It was the most expensive film made by the east german official state film studio, even though they had the poles picking up some of the tab. The first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of another planet and return data was the u. First spaceship on venus is a 1960 vintage hungarian scifi movie poster designed by vilmos kovacs. First spaceship on venus, plotin 1985 engineers involved in an industrial project to irrigate the gobi desert. An altered version of the polisheast german coproduction then appeared in the us in 1962, under the title first spaceship on venus. In the plot of the americanized version of the film, united states navy commander jim bradley.
In the 95minute original film a technological artifact from venus is found in meteor fragments in siberia. Spacecraft failure flew past venus on 27 february 1966, closest approach at 02. In 1985, a strange, extraterrestrial spool is discovered, leading to a manned expedition to venus. A muchshortened 1962 crown international pictures english dubbed release in the usa used the name first spaceship on venus where it was double billed with varan the unbelievable. In 1962, for the american market, crown international pictures released a heavily reedited adaptation of varan the unbelievable, starring myron healey, as a double feature with the reedited, shortened, and retitled version of the east german polish science fiction film first spaceship on venus.
The greatest advances in the study of venus were achieved through the use of robotic spacecraft. Its not an outstandingly bad film, but it is riffable in the extreme. The silent star also planet of the dead and spaceship venus does not reply is a 1960 east german polish color science fiction film, directed by kurt maetzig, that stars gunther simon, julius ongewe, and yoko tani. Vintage art print series listings are reproductions of original vintage art prints. First spaceship on venus on dvd 014381870923 from image ent directed by kurt maetzig. The film was released theatrically as the cofeature on a doublebill with the extensively reedited and dubbed japanese kaiju film, varan the unbelivable, by crown. First spaceship on venus was based on a novel by polish sciencefiction writer stanislaw lem, whose writings also formed the basis of other sciencefiction films such as ikarie xb1voyage to the end of the universe 1963, solaris 1972, test pilot pirx 1979, 1 2009, the partanimated the congress 20 and his masters voice 2018. A spaceship on a mission to venus uncovers an increasingly sinister secret. When an alien artifact discovered on earth is found to have come from venus. Information about first spaceship on venus, varan and many imported features distributed under new titles has been very slow in coming to america. The 16mm copies previously available were simply awfullooking, and this totalscope 2. First spaceship on venus manufactured on demand, ntsc. First spaceship on venus manufactured on demand, ntsc format. First spaceship on venus is a science fiction movie that came out in 1959.
First spaceship on venus page 2 classic horror film board. Shop first spaceship on venus first spaceship on venus 1 dvd. The silent star, is a 1960 east german polish color science fiction film directed by kurt maetzig and released by veb progress filmvertrieb east germany. First spaceship on venus 1960 directed by kurt maetzig. A rocket expedition to venus is launched to discover the origin of the spool and the. In the near future, an international crew of scientists is dispatched to venus to investigate a mysterious message sent from the supposedly uninhabited planet.
First spaceship to venus 1959 color 80 min liketelevision proudly presents this science fiction classic first spaceship to venus. First spaceship on venus aka planet of the dead, silent star, spaceship venus does not reply is a 1960 east german polish film based on an early stanislaw lem novel depicting the investigation of a strange message which apparently originates with the planet venus. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Guide, download movies, tv shows, free videos, watch. The american character hawling became a russian named orloff. That was the time of rapid scientific development, given how little time it took between the first plane being constructed and moon landing less than 70 years iirc. Download first spaceship on venus 1962 1080p movie 1 comment. Made in 1959 in east germany, it was dubbed into english. While this movie looks dated and the dubbing devalues it quite a bit, this. Brand new first spaceship on venus movie poster rare vintage. First spaceship on venus page 3 classic horror film board. First spaceship on venus aka planet of the dead, silent star, spaceship venus does not reply is a 1960 german polish film depicting the investigation of a strange message which apparently originates with the planet venus. First spaceship on venus wikipedia republished wiki 2.
Clip from first spaceship on venus east germanpolish. The film was first released by progress film in east germany. First spaceship on venus 1960 or, east block gravity. Gunther simon german pilot robert raimund brinkmann. The film, running 93 minutes, was first released by veb progress film. International astronauts explore desolate planet in trite story. The film was first released by veb progress filmvertrieb in east germany. Yoko tani in first spaceship on venus 1960 first spaceship on venus. Spectacular but routine german polish collaboration.
First spaceship on venus 1960 science fiction adventure. Milczaca gwiazda, is a 1960 east german polish science fiction film directed by kurt maetzig and based on the novel the astronauts by stanislaw lem. There is so much monster footage in tohos original, including shots of varan. First spaceship on venus simple english wikipedia, the. First spaceship on venus 1960 watch and download free.
Ridiculously fun, albeit in an hokey kinda way, first spaceship on venus is a german defa studio scifi saga apparently theyve done several respected scifis thats based on a novel by solaris writer stanislaw lem. Great wall decor art print at a fraction of the cost of an original art print. It was at the top of a prepackaged double feature with varan the unbelievable 1962. An original 1962 vintage theatrical linenbacked onesheet movie poster 1sh. Our east german space ship rivals those of japanese scifi with one exception.
First spaceship on venus project gutenberg selfpublishing. If you want to start a main firstspaceshiponvenus page, just click the edit button above. Just like in hollywood, if people talk about something long enough, itll happen. The spaceship from an east german polish production from the cold war, based on the story the astronauts by stanislaw lem. Of course, in reality this was not possible and we know that now.
Not quite as fun as the mst3k version 20th anniversary edition box set. Although the movie runs for only 78 minutes, it seems to go on a lot longer than that. Staring yoko tani, gunther simon, oldrich lukes and tang huata. An english dub was released in the united states by crown international pictures in 1962. Totalvision was a brand name for anamorphic widescreen filmmaking in east germany. First spaceship on venus, dvd, manufactured on demand, widescreen, scificlassic, 644827149728. All the trivia you can handle about first spaceship on venus, 1962, directed by kurt maetzig, with yoko tani, oldrich luke. Images dvd of first spaceship on venus is a good but not perfect show. The silent star is a 1960 east german polish color science fiction film based on the 1951 science fiction novel the astronauts by stanislaw lem. Spacecraft travels to venus to find it a radioactive mess from nuclear holocaust. First spaceship on venus with english german italian portuguese subtitles is a 1960 east germanpolish color science fiction film. The film was first released by progress film in east germany, running 93 min.
Tani appeared as medical doctor sumiko ogimura in the east german polish collaborative production first spaceship on venus 1962. East german space exploration film with a dated but still thoughtful message. First spaceship on venus, planet of the dead, and spaceship venus does not reply. Download first spaceship on venus 1962 1080p movie. We do not have time to decipher the message now so it will have to be deciphered on the way to venus. It is the 1962 view of 1985 they could have picked 1984. The silent star, shown in usa as first spaceship on venus, german. The silent star is a 1960 east german polish color science fiction film based on the science fiction novel the astronauts by stanislaw lem. The silent star, also known in english as planet of the dead and spaceship venus does not reply, is a 1960 east german polish color science fiction film, directed by. All references to the bombing of hiroshima were edited out of this release.
Spaceship from first spaceship on venus 3d warehouse. As of 2018, the soviet union, united states, european space agency and japan have conducted missions to venus. First spaceship on venus 1962 my initial reaction to this film was to guffaw early and often. Communications lost after flyby, before any data could be returned. Pole lem also wrote the novel basis for solaris 1972 and 2002 and many other adaptations, but venus was the first film based on his writings. When an alien artifact discovered on earth is found to have come from venus, an international team of astronauts embarks to investigate its origins. An original 1962 vintage theatrical folded onesheet movie poster 1sh. First spaceship on venus 1962 is the shortened and dubbed american version of the silent star, an east german polish production from 1960, based on a novel by stanislau lem. First spaceship on venus was featured in episodes of both mystery science theater 3000 and cinema insomnia. With yoko tani, oldrich lukes, ignacy machowski, julius ongewe. Lander spacecraft failure communications lost as soon as spacecraft entered atmosphere on 1 march 1966, no data returned.