Movie·1960·1h 33m
The Silent Star
You are there … on man’s most incredible journey!
Country
East Germany
Language
English
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The Story
Original title: Der schweigende Stern
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.
Written By
Jan Fethke, Alexander Stenbock-Fermor, Günter Reisch
Cinematography
Joachim Hasler
Music
Andrzej Markowski
Editor
Lena Neumann
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
82 votes
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// cast
Cast
Oldřich Lukeš
Prof. Harringway Hawling
Ignacy Machowski
Prof. Saltyk
Julius Ongewe
Talua, afrikanischer Fernsehtechniker
Mikhail Postnikov
Prof. Arsenew
Kurt Rackelmann
Prof. Sikarna
Günther Simon
Robert Brinkmann, deutscher Pilot
Hua-Ta Tang
Dr. Tchen Yu
Lucyna Winnicka
Joan Moran
Yoko Tani
Sumiko Ogimura, japanische Ärztin
Ruth-Maria Kubitschek
Frau Arsenjew
Eva-Maria Hagen
Reporterin
Karen Fredersdorf
Binkmans Mutter
Werner Senftleben
Funker
Nico Turoff
Wüstenarbeiter (uncredited)
Eduard von Winterstein
Weimann, Kernphysiker
Stanisław Igar
Scientist (uncredited)
Artur Młodnicki
Scientist (uncredited)
Józef Pieracki
Scientist (uncredited)
// crew
Crew
Kurt Maetzig
Director, Writer
Andrzej Markowski
Original Music Composer
Joachim Hasler
Director of Photography
Lena Neumann
Editor
Jan Fethke
Writer
Alexander Stenbock-Fermor
Writer
Günter Reisch
Writer
Günther Rücker
Writer
Wolfgang Kohlhaase
Writer
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