The Silent Star
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“You are there … on man’s most incredible journey!”
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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Cast
36 people
Oldřich Lukeš
Prof. Harringway Hawling
Known for
Lemonade Joe
Ignacy Machowski
Prof. Saltyk
Known for
Ashes and Diamonds
Night Train
Julius Ongewe
Talua, afrikanischer Fernsehtechniker
No other roles listed
Mikhail Postnikov
Prof. Arsenew
Also in
Liberation - Part 4 : The Battle of Berlin
My Destiny
Kurt Rackelmann
Prof. Sikarna
Also in
Carbide and Sorrel
Der Dieb von San Marengo
Günther Simon
Robert Brinkmann, deutscher Pilot
Also in
Ernst Thälmann – Son of the Working Class
The Sailor's Song
Hua-Ta Tang
Dr. Tchen Yu
No other roles listed
Lucyna Winnicka
Joan Moran
Known for
Mother Joan of the Angels
Night Train
Yoko Tani
Sumiko Ogimura, japanische Ärztin
Also in
The Savage Innocents
Invasion
Ruth-Maria Kubitschek
Frau Arsenjew
Known for
Frau Ella
Otto - The Romance Film
Eva-Maria Hagen
Reporterin
Known for
Lore
Karen Fredersdorf
Binkmans Mutter
Also in
Emilia Galotti
Nordlicht
Kurt Maetzig Director · Wolfgang Kohlhaase Writer Günther Rücker Writer
United States release October 31, 1962 · Produced in XG, Poland, Germany · Languages English, German
Production
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Production
Crown International Pictures
Production
Zespół Filmowy "Iluzjon"
Production
Film Polski
Production
VEB DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Production
XG · Poland · Germany
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Original title
Der schweigende Stern
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
English · German
Release dates
Germany · February 26, 1960
Theatrical · East Germany
United States · October 31, 1962
Theatrical
Australia
June 9, 1963 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
Austria
October 1, 1960 · Theatrical
Finland
September 2, 1960 · Theatrical
Germany
September 9, 1960 · Theatrical · West Germany
Hungary
September 22, 1960 · Theatrical
Italy
May 8, 1973 · Limited theatrical · Milan
November 9, 2011 · Physical · DVD
Japan
May 30, 1961 · Theatrical
Mexico
October 10, 1963 · Theatrical
Poland
March 7, 1960 · Theatrical
November 20, 1960 · TV
Romania
September 1, 1960 · Theatrical
Russia
May 22, 1961 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 29, 1962 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
January 23, 1963 · Theatrical
XC
July 10, 1960 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary Film Festival
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