The Silent Star

Feb 26, 1960

1h 33m

★ 4.8

You are there … on man’s most incredible journey!

Overview

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.

Genres

Science Fiction

Production Companies

DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme

Crown International Pictures

Zespół Filmowy "Iluzjon"

The Silent Star Trailers

Cast

Prof. Harringway Hawling

Oldřich Lukeš

Prof. Saltyk

Ignacy Machowski

Talua, afrikanischer Fernsehtechniker

Julius Ongewe

Prof. Arsenew

Mikhail Postnikov

Prof. Sikarna

Kurt Rackelmann

Robert Brinkmann, deutscher Pilot

Günther Simon

Dr. Tchen Yu

Hua-Ta Tang

Joan Moran

Lucyna Winnicka

Sumiko Ogimura, japanische Ärztin

Yoko Tani

Frau Arsenjew

Ruth-Maria Kubitschek

Reporterin

Eva-Maria Hagen

Karen Fredersdorf

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