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Milcząca Gwiazda (German: Der schweigende Stern), literal English translation The Silent Star, is a 1960 East German/Polish color science fiction film based on the 1951 science fiction novel The Astronauts by Polish science fiction writer Stanisław Lem. It was directed by Kurt Maetzig, and stars Günther Simon, Julius Ongewe and Yoko Tani.
Jun 23, 2021 · English subtitled trailer for the 1960 East German science fiction film The Silent Star aka Der schweigende Stern, directed by Kurt Maetzig.
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- The Duke Mitchell Film Club
Sep 15, 2018 · The Silent Star is a 1960 adaptation of Stanislaw Lem's novel Planet of Death, set in a future where Venus tries to destroy Earth. The multinational crew of the Kosmokrator explores Venus and faces a mysterious threat.
The first science-fiction film brought out in East Germany, The Silent Star is based on Stanislaw Lem's mysterious novel, The Astronauts (1951). In it, an international expedition is sent to Venus to decipher a message found in the Gobi desert – and discovers it is a declaration of war on Earth.
Feb 5, 2017 · Silent Star is a 1960 East German/Polish color science fiction film, directed by Kurt Maetzig, that stars Günther Simon, Julius Ongewe, and Yoko Tani. The film was first released by VEB Progress...
May 12, 2024 · Review. THE SILENT STAR. First Sci-Fi adaptation of Stanislaw Lem. After World War II, American science fiction cinema experienced a remarkably dynamic revival, although the quality of the emerging films varied. Adrian Szczypiński. 12 May 2024.
Aug 20, 2010 · The Silent Star tells the story of a multi-national team of astronauts that goes to Venus to investigate the possible existence of intelligent life there. [Note: this was before later space probes proved that Venus is actually an extremely inhospitable environment for nearly any form of life, except for some sulfuric acid-loving microbes.]
