Der schweigende Stern = the silent star / hergestellt von veb DEFA-Studio fur Spielfilme, Gruppe Roter Kreis, und Film polski, Gruppe iluzjon ; bearbeitet von J. Fethke [and others] ; Regie, Kurt Maetzig.
Publisher:
Icestorm Entertainment GmbH ;
Copyright Date:
2004
Description:
1 videodisc (approximately 95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Yoko Tani, Oldrich Lukes, Ignacy Machowski, Julius Ongewe, Michail N. Postnikow, Kurt Rackelmann, Günther Simon, Tang Hua-Ta, Lucina Winnicka. From the novel "The astronauts" by Stanislaw Lem. Originally released as a motion picture in 1959. Special features: "Sozialisten im All" = Socialists in outer space, by Stefan Soldovieri; biography and filmography of Kurt Maetzig; set designer: Alfred Hirschmeier; gallery of set designs; special effects artist: Ernst Kunstmann; "eye-witness" newsreels; East-German science-fiction trailers.
Summary:
After discovering a communications device from Venus containing a message about the impending attack of Earth, an international crew of astronauts and scientists embark on the first manned expedition of the mystery-shrouded planet. Upon arrival, they discover the ruins of an advanced civilization that destroyed itself in its zealous quest to master atomic weaponry.
OCLC:
(OCoLC)148111547
Locations:
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.