First Spaceship on Venus

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M C @MC6912 Dec 31, 2025 Completely retro. Don’t think too much. Smile. Have a glass of wine. Enjoy. See more

Claudio C @Claudio666 Jun 4, 2025 Aged not Very Well (11,744 – 04 Jun 2025 – by Claudio Carvalho) In 1985, engineers accidentally discover a spool and after many tests, they conclude is not from Earth and is connected to an explosion in 1908. Further, they believe that instead of a meteor, it was an alien spaceship that crashed on Earth. After analysis, the American Professor Harringway (Oldrich Lukes) concludes that the device is a flight recorder from a spaceship from Venus. A group of scientists under the command of the Indian mathematician Professor Sikarna (Kurt Rackelmann) and Chinese Dr. Tschen Yü (Hua-Ta Tang) translate part of the message, indeed a greeting sent from Venus. The three scientists, plus the Japanese Medical Dr. Sumiko Ogimura (Yôko Tani), the French engineer Prof. Durand (Ignacy Machowski), the African communication officer Talua (Julius Ongewe) and the German pilot Günther Simon (Robert Brinkman) embark in a spacecraft for a journey to Venus. During the voyage, Sikarna continues to work in the translation pf the spool and learns that the Venusian intended to annihilate mankind and then invade Earth. However, Harringway convinces them to proceed with the journey to Venus instead of returning to Earth. What will they find on the surface of Venus? “Der schweigende Stern”, a.k.a. “First Spaceship on Venus” (1960) is a German/Polish movie that aged not very well. The plot is very related to the Cold War in the 60’s. The low-budgets effects are interesting for a 1960 film, and the idea of a multinational crew was used later in Star Trek. The introduction, with the “running” credits/ was used in Star Wars. My vote is five. Title (Brazil): “A Primeira Espaçonave em Vênus” (“The First Spaceship on Venus”) My Blog: https://maniacosporfilme.wordpress.com/ See more

Bruce J @RT79446994 Jul 28, 2024 For a 1962 movie, I enjoyed it immensely. The special effects were good for that time. Surprisingly it is an East German/Polish film. I watched the dubbed version. It always surprises me that the old sci-fi movies didn't always put some young good-looking guy in as a lead actor. The crew is older and the head science member is of course bald. If you like old movies this is for you! See more

Rick M @RT28141542 Mar 25, 2024 An early Star Trek contemporary. Not bad. See more

Georgan G @RT98616417 Dec 23, 2023 A decent film from the 50 DVD SciFi Collection, disc 8. Various versions made for audiences in America, Japan & Europe. The drama is about human ability to create powerful weapons & machines, but inability to control them. The spaceship to Venus learns how A-bombs killed the Venusians. See more

Sep 23, 2008 soooo campy. i loved the "stop. we don't need anymore baggage on the ship" line. it was kind of in your face with the whole atomic bomb message.. it didn't even try to be metaphoric. crazy germans. See more

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