Science Fiction · Czechoslovakia · 1963 · 1h 28m

Ikarie XB 1

Ikarie XB 1 poster
Director
Jindřich Polák
Cast
Zdeněk Štěpánek as Captain Vladimír Abajev František Smolík as Anthony Hopkins, Mathematician Dana Medřická as Nina Kirová, Sociologist Irena Kačírková as Brigitta Radovan Lukavský as Commander MacDonald Otto Lackovič as Michal, Coordinator
Crew
Jan Kališ — Director of Photography Josef Dobřichovský — Editor Zdeněk Liška — Original Music Composer Pavel Juráček — Screenplay Jindřich Polák — Screenplay Stanisław Lem — Novel
Tagline

Dare you take the first?

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Ikarie XB 1 — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
futurespacecraftradiationspace travelsurrealismalienfuturisticalien planetblack and whiterobottrapped in spacedreary
Key Collaborators
Jindřich Polák Director Jan Kališ Director of Photography Josef Dobřichovský Editor Zdeněk Liška Original Music Composer Pavel Juráček Screenplay Jindřich Polák Screenplay Stanisław Lem Novel Pavel Juráček Story Jindřich Polák Story Jan Zázvorka Production Design Ester Krumbachová Costume Design Jan Skalický Costume Design
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