Andromeda Nebula
Туманность Андромеды (1967)
Production
Director
Evgeniy Sherstobitov
Scenario
Ivan Yefremov
Author
Composer
Producer
Nikolay Sharov
Actors
Sergey Stolyarov
Dar Veter
Vija Artmane
Veda Kong
Nikolai Kryukov
Erg Noor
Lyudmila Chursina
Luma Lasvi
Marina Yurasova
Ingrid Ditra
Oleksandr Hai
Pur Hiss
Aleksandr Goloborodko
Ren Boz
Gennadiy Yukhtin
Eon Tal
Short description
Humans on spaceship named "Tantra" are exploring the unknown part of the Universe. The spaceship gets trapped by the mysterious Iron Star, and the Iron Star's powerful force of gravity is to hold the spaceship for 20 years. The humans are facing a very tough survival challenge.
What's left behind the scenes
- There are at least two versions of the film: the first, the "full" 1967 version, running 75 minutes and beginning with the words "To you, living in the twentieth century. To you, living in the first century of the communist era — dedicated"; and the second, "restored" in 1980, re-edited and shortened to 68 minutes, in which some episodes and all mentions of the "communist era" were cut, and the actors' original voices were redubbed.
- An adaptation of the novel "The Andromeda Nebula" by Ivan Antonovich Efremov.
- The "earthly" scenes of the film were shot at the Artek pioneer camp.
- The visual quality of the film is extremely high; despite the lack of computer special effects, almost all episodes are quite spectacular. As an interesting detail related to the film, one can note an object on Dar Vetra's desk that matches a modern laptop in size, appearance, and purpose.
- The film's plot is interrupted at the moment the victorious starship returns to Triton. The second part of the movie, where hearts unite and the meaning of the title—a dream of intergalactic travel—is revealed, was not filmed due to the death of Sergei Stolyarov.
- The original title was "The Andromeda Nebula. Part 1. Prisoners of the Iron Star."
Auditions in India
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