

The Silent Star
1960-02-26 · 93 min · ★ 4.9
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.
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Production details
- Directors
- Kurt Maetzig
- Production companies
- DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme, Crown International Pictures, Zespół Filmowy "Iluzjon"
- Countries
- East Germany, Poland
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Oldřich LukešProf. Harringway Hawling
Ignacy MachowskiProf. Saltyk
Mikhail PostnikovProf. Arsenew
Kurt RackelmannProf. Sikarna
Günther SimonRobert Brinkmann, deutscher Pilot
Lucyna WinnickaJoan Moran
Yoko TaniSumiko Ogimura, japanische Ärztin
Ruth-Maria KubitschekFrau Arsenjew
Eva-Maria HagenReporterin
Werner SenftlebenFunker
Nico TuroffWüstenarbeiter (uncredited)
Stanisław IgarScientist (uncredited)
Artur MłodnickiScientist (uncredited)
Józef PierackiScientist (uncredited)
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