The East German Retro Sci-Fi Classic: First spacecraft on Venus


The East German Retro Sci-Fi Classic: First spacecraft on Venus




Director: Kurt Maetzig
Screenplay: Kurt Maetzig
Story: 
J. Fethke
W. Kohlhasse
G. Reisch
G. Rücker
A. Stenbock-Fermor
Based on: The Astronauts by Stanisław Lem
Music: Andrzej Markowski
Cinematography: Joachim Hasler

Released:
26 February 1960 (East Germany)
7 March 1960 (Poland)
1962 U.S. release dubbed in English by Crown International Picture

Awards:
1964:
 Festival of Utopian Films, Triest (Utopisches Filmfestival Triest): "Golden Spaceship Award" ("Das goldene Raumschiff")

Starring:
Günther Simon
Julius Ongewe
Yoko Tani


A mysterious magnetic spool found during a construction project is discovered to have originated from Venus. A rocket expedition to Venus is launched to discover the origin of the spool and the race that created it. 


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