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Cosmic Journey

Космический рейс

1936·70 min·SU
Director: Vasily Zhuravlyov
Science Fiction

Soviet cinematographers created a progressively realistic image of a journey to the moon in these early days of special effects. Scientist Pavel Sedikh grows impatient with the restrictions of the conservative Soviet space institute in Moscow. Sedikh builds his own spacecraft, and accompanied by a female astronaut and a boy, he embarks on a the first human trip to the moon.

Soviet cinematographers created a progressively realistic image of a journey to the moon in these early days of special effects. Scientist Pavel Sedikh grows impatient with the restrictions of the conservative Soviet space institute in Moscow. Sedikh builds his own spacecraft, and accompanied by a female astronaut and a boy, he embarks on a the first human trip to the moon.

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Cast

S

Sergei Komarov

Pavel Ivanovich Sedikh, academician

K

K. Moskalenko

Prof. Marina

V

Vassili Gaponenko

Andryusha Orlov, a boy

N

Nikolay Feoktistov

Capt. Viktor Orlov

Vasiliy Kovrigin

Vasiliy Kovrigin

Prof. Karin

Serhii Stoliarov

Serhii Stoliarov

Take-off technician

Crew

Aleksandr Galperin

cinematographer

Valentin Kruchinin

composer

Aleksandr Filimonov

writer

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