Ikarie XB 1
“Dare you take the first?”
The year is 2163. Starship Ikaria XB-1 embarks on a mission deep into space in search of alien life. During their perilous journey the crew confront the effects of a malignant dark star, the destructive legacy of the 20th century and, ultimately, the limits of their own sanity.
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Cast
61 people
Zdeněk Štěpánek
Captain Vladimír Abajev / Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
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František Smolík
Anthony Hopkins, Mathematician
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Higher Principle
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Dana Medřická
Nina Kirová, Sociologist
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Who Wants to Kill Jessie?
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Irena Kačírková
Brigitta
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Once Upon a Time, There Was a King...
Ze staré drogerie
Radovan Lukavský
Commander MacDonald
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The Little Mermaid
Otto Lackovič
Michal, Coordinator
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Chalupáři
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Miroslav Macháček
Marcel Bernard
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The Valley of the Bees
Jiří Vršťala
Erik Svenson, Pilot
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The Sons of Great Bear
Clown Ferdinand and the Rocket
Rudolf Deyl
Ervin Herold, Pilot
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Lemonade Joe
Jaroslav Mareš
Milek Wertbowsky
Known for
When the Cat Comes
Martin Ťapák
Petr Kubeš, Biologist
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Homeland
The Pilgrimage to the Holy Virgin
Marcela Martínková
Štefa, Wertbowsky's wife
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Když rozvod, tak rozvod
Třetí patro
Jindřich Polák Director · Pavel Juráček Screenplay Stanisław Lem Author
United States release November 25, 1964 · Produced in XC, Czechia · Production Barrandov Studios
Production
Filmové studio Barrandov
Production
Barrandov Studios
Studio · Production
XC · Czechia
Produced in
Stříbrná kometa · Za 200 let koncem června
Working titles
Languages
Original language
Czech
Spoken on screen
Czech
Release dates
Italy · July 1, 1963
Premiere · Trieste International Science Fiction Film Festival
XC · July 26, 1963
Theatrical
United States · November 25, 1964
Theatrical
Croatia
October 23, 2013 · Premiere · Zagreb Film Festival
Czechia
July 1, 2016 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
France
November 4, 1968 · TV
April 13, 2015 · Premiere · Czech Center, Paris
October 15, 2016 · Premiere · Grand Lyon Film Festival
April 19, 2017 · Theatrical
Germany
October 25, 1963 · Theatrical
February 14, 1981 · TV · TV premiere
October 16, 2025 · Physical
Greece
November 8, 2016 · Premiere · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Italy
November 1, 2016 · Premiere · Trieste Science+Fiction Festival
Japan
November 25, 2009 · Limited theatrical · Czech Center, Tokyo
May 19, 2018 · Theatrical · restored version
Mexico
October 28, 1965 · Theatrical
Poland
September 6, 2019 · Theatrical · re-release
Russia
January 18, 1965 · Theatrical
South Korea
July 1, 2009 · Premiere · Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival
Spain
November 1, 2007 · Premiere · Malaga Film Festival
October 7, 2016 · Premiere · Sitges Film Festival
July 20, 2017 · Theatrical · Madrid & Barcelona (subtitled version)
July 21, 2017 · Theatrical · Madrid (subtitled version)
August 11, 2017 · Theatrical · A Coruña (subtitled version)
September 22, 2017 · Theatrical · Barcelona (subtitled version)
United Kingdom
September 9, 2013 · Physical · DVD premiere
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