The Orion Loop
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A strange phenomenon has been noticed on the outskirts of our Solar system that quickly approaches the Earth. It's called "Orion's Loop." A spaceship with a crew of people and androids identical to them is sent to intercept the anomaly. But strange events start happening as the spaceship approaches the mysterious loop.
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Cast
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Leonid Bakshtayev
Pavel Belov - Commander
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Mitya Tamarkin - Flight engineer
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Vasili Levin Director · Valentin Selivanov Writer Alexei Leonov Writer
Director
Vasili Levin
Writer
Valentin Selivanov
Writer
Alexei Leonov
Composer
Aleksandr Zatsepin
Cinematographer
Vadim Avloshenko
Cinematographer
Eduard Hubskyi
Cinematographer
Yuri Lemeshev
Editor
Viktoria Monyatovska
Production designer
Larisa Tokareva
Production designer
Aleksandr Tokarev
Costume designer
Natalya Akimova
First release December 1, 1980 · Produced in Russia, Russia, Ukraine · Original title Петля Ориона
Production
Odessa Film Studio
Production
Russia · Russia · Ukraine
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Петля Ориона
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Russia · December 1, 1980
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
June 2, 2023 · Physical
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