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Schweigende Stern, Der (1960)
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Overview
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You are there... on man's most incredible journey!Plot:
(U.S. Version) A mysterious magnetic spool found during a construction project is discovered to have originated from Venus... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
Minor Sci-Fi Masterpiece from Behind the Iron Curtain moreCast
(Complete credited cast) | Yoko Tani | ... | Die japanische Ärztin / Sumiko Ogimura MD |
| Oldrich Lukes | ... | Amerikanischer Atomphysiker / Prof. Harringway Hawling |
| Ignacy Machowski | ... | Polnischer Chefingenieur / Professor Saltyk / Orloff |
| Julius Ongewe | ... | Afrikanischer Fernsehtechniker / Talua |
| Michail N. Postnikow | ... | Sowjetischer Astronaut / Prof. Arsenew / Professor Durand |
| Kurt Rackelmann | ... | Indischer Mathematiker / Professor Sikarna |
| Günther Simon | ... | Deutscher Pilot / Robert / RaimundBrinkmann |
| Tang Hua-Ta | ... | Chinesische Linguistin / Dr. Tchen Yu / Lao Tsu |
| Lucyna Winnicka | ... | Fernsehreporterin / Joan Moran (as Lucina Winnicka) |
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| Danuta Szaflarska | ... | (voice) |
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Also Known As:
First Spaceship on Venus (USA)Milczaca gwiazda (Poland)
Molczaci Krzydla
Planet of the Dead
Raumschiff Venus antwortet nicht (East Germany)
Silent Star
Spaceship Venus Does Not Reply
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Add content advisory for parentsRuntime:
93 min | East Germany:95 min (short version: 94') | West Germany:80 min | USA:79 minLanguage:
GermanColor:
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2.35 : 1 moreSound Mix:
4-Track StereoMOVIEmeter: 
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In the German original version, "Brinkman(n)" isn't American, but East German, and the "Durand" character is a Soviet cosmonaut by the name of "Professor Arsenjew" (Arsenyev), "the man who steered the first rocket to the moon"! moreMovie Connections:
Featured in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: First Spaceship on Venus (#3.11)" (1990) moreFAQ
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FIRST SPACESHIP ON VENUS (aka "The Silent Star") was a collaborative effort between film studios in East Germany and Poland and picked up by Crown-International Pictures for a 1962 US release. Far ahead of its time FSOV delivers the pacifist message in no uncertain terms. An international crew lands on the planet Venus to discover that a war has completely destroyed its inhabitants. Venusian landscapes are surrealistic and wonderous to behold and the spaceship itself gets my vote as the coolest cinematic craft of all time. The late Japanese/French actress and model Yoko Tani leads the cast and is fetching to look at and enjoy. Englewood Entertainment once again has delivered a flawless print of this film and is available in VHS or on DVD and is letterboxed at proper aspect ratio. The film is a bit slow even at its 78 minutes (originally it ran at 130 minutes!) This critic would love to see the uncut version someday. Superior sci-fi from the Eastern Bloc!