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First Spaceship on Venus (1960)
, 1h33Directed by Kurt Maetzig
Origin Pologne
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Adventure
Themes Space adventure films, Films about music and musicians, Films set in the future, Films about extraterrestrial life, Musical films, Space opera, Venus in film, Films about extraterrestrial life, Alien invasions in films, Disaster films
Actors Günther Simon, Eduard von Winterstein, Yoko Tani, Lucyna Winnicka, Ruth Maria Kubitschek
The film begins in 1985, when engineers involved in an industrial project to irrigate the Gobi Desert accidentally unearth a mysterious and apparently artificial "spool". When found to be made of a material unknown on Earth, the spool is circumstantially linked to the Tunguska explosion of 1908. The "spool" is seized on as evidence that the explosion, originally blamed on a meteor, was actually caused by a spaceship. Professor Harringway deduces the alien craft must have come from Venus. The spool itself is determined to be a flight recorder, and partially decoded by an international team of scientists led by Professor Sikarna and Dr. Tchen Yu. When radio greetings sent to Venus go unanswered, Harringway announces that a journey to Venus is Earth's only alternative. The recently completed Soviet spaceship Cosmostrator I (Kosmokrator in the original), intended to voyage to Mars, is redirected to Venus, a 30–31 day trip. During the voyage, Sikarna works furiously to translate the alien message on the disc using the ship's computer.
Battle of the Worlds (1961)
, 1h24Directed by Antonio Margheriti
Origin Italie
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Adventure
Themes Space adventure films, Dans l'espace, Space opera, Films about extraterrestrial life, Alien invasions in films, Disaster films
Actors Claude Rains, Umberto Orsini, Renzo Palmer, Carlo D'Angelo, John Karlsen, Giuliano Gemma
Dr. Fred Steele (Umberto Orsini) and Eve Barnett (Maya Brent) work together at an astronomical station on a bucolic island. Steele has just had his request for a transfer approved, and he and Eve look forward to leaving the island and getting married. However, their budding romance is quickly put on hold as the station's scientists learn they must deal with a rogue planet—"The Outsider"—that has entered the solar system, and which is on a collision course with Earth. The brilliant but cantankerous Professor Benson (Claude Rains), living in an adjacent greenhouse with his dog Gideon, predicts that the Outsider will not strike the Earth but will simply make a close pass—a prediction that no other scientist will endorse. Meanwhile, a military base on Mars encounters the stray planet on its approach to Earth, and Commander Robert Cole and his wife Cathy quickly travel to the island outpost from Mars to help with the effort.
The Flying Saucer (1964)
, 1h34Directed by Tinto Brass
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Fantasy
Themes Space adventure films, Mars in film, Comedy science fiction films, Space opera
Actors Alberto Sordi, Silvana Mangano, Monica Vitti, Eleonora Rossi Drago, Liana Del Balzo, Carlo Mazzarella
Le film raconte, avec un premier documentaire découpé puis comme une comédie italienne, l'arrivée d'un groupe d'étrangers dans un village de la Vénétie profonde: une enquête des Carabinieri révélera une folie latente répandue dans la population du village qui peu de choses ont à voir avec les extraterrestres.
Nude on the Moon (1961)
, 1h23Directed by Doris Wishman
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Fantasy
Themes Space adventure films, Films about sexuality, Sur la Lune, Erotic films, Sexploitation films, Space opera
Actors Doris Wishman
Rocket scientist Dr. Jeff Huntley has been working on a lunar rocket with Professor Nichols. However, his mediocre government funding has kept the prospect of a launch distant. His luck changes, however, when he inherits three million dollars from his late uncle Ted. He invests it into construction of the rocket, and sets off for the moon six months later. At one point during his office work, his secretary Cathy makes advances on him, but he does not take the hint. He is accompanied to the moon by Nichols and brings a full complement of scientific equipment, including a camera. After a near-miss with some asteroids, the rocket lands on the moon.
The Phantom Planet (1961)
, 1h22Directed by William Horace Marshall, William Marshall
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction
Themes Space adventure films, Films about music and musicians, Dans l'espace, Sur la Lune, Films set in the future, Musical films, Space opera, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors Dean Fredericks, Coleen Gray, Francis X. Bushman, Anthony Dexter, Dick Haynes, Dolores Faith
In the future world of 1980 the United States Air Force's Space Exploration Wing has bases on the moon and is on the eve of a mission to Mars. When yet another of their Pegasus spacecraft with its two-member crew mysteriously disappears leading to rumors among the ranks of "space monsters" and "phantom planets", Mars mission pilot Captain Frank Chapman and his navigator Lt. Ray Makonnen are sent to investigate in their own Pegasus craft.
Planet of Storms (1962)
, 1h12Directed by Pavel Klouchantsev
Origin Russie
Genres Science fiction, Adventure
Themes Films about animals, Dinosaur films, Space adventure films, La préhistoire, Dans l'espace, Animaux préhistoriques, Films about extraterrestrial life, Space opera, Venus in film, Films about extraterrestrial life, Robot films
Actors Vladimir Yemelyanov, Yuri Sarantsev
Three Soviet spaceships, Sirius, Vega, and Capella, are on their way to the planet Venus. The Capella is struck by a meteorite and destroyed. The remaining two ships, Sirius and Vega, continue on, despite the fact that the planned mission required three ships. A replacement spaceship, the Arktur, will be sent from Earth, but will not arrive for two months.
The Day Mars Invaded Earth (1963)
, 1h10Directed by Maury Dexter
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction
Themes Space adventure films, Mars in film, Films set in the future, Films about extraterrestrial life, Space opera, Films about extraterrestrial life, Alien invasions in films, Disaster films
Actors Kent Taylor, Marie Windsor
NASA successfully lands a robotic surveyor on Mars. The rover begins to explore, but after just a few minutes it is completely destroyed by what appears to be a high energy surge. At that exact same instant back at mission control, Dr. Dave Fielding (Kent Taylor), in charge of the project, suddenly feels oddly disconnected and not himself; he shakes it off and then goes to face the crowd of expectant reporters. Right after he leaves, his exact body double is sitting at his desk.
, 1h26Directed by Jindřich Polák
Origin Tchecoslovaquie
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Adventure
Themes Space adventure films, Dans l'espace, Films set in the future, Films about extraterrestrial life, Space opera, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors František Smolík, Zdeněk Štěpánek, Emília Vášáryová, Jiří Vršťala, Dana Medřická, Martin Ťapák
In the year 2163 the starship Ikarie XB-1 (Ikarus XB-1) is sent to the mysterious "White Planet" orbiting the star Alpha Centauri. Travelling at near-light speed, the journey takes around 28 months for the astronauts, although the effects of relativity mean that 15 years will have elapsed on Earth by the time they reach their destination. During the flight the 40-strong multinational crew must adjust to life in space, as well as dealing with various hazards they encounter, including a derelict 20th century spaceship armed with nuclear weapons, a deadly radioactive "dark star" and the mental breakdown of one of the crew, who threatens to destroy the spacecraft.
I Was a Sputnik of the Sun (1959)
, 1h7Genres Drama, Science fiction, Adventure
Themes Space adventure films, Space opera
Actors Vladimir Yemelyanov, Georgy Vitsin
The Moon (1965)
, 50minutesDirected by Pavel Klouchantsev
Genres Science fiction, Documentary
Themes Space adventure films, Sur la Lune, Space opera
Un film scientifique sur les recherches menées pendant la première moitié des années 60 par les plus brillants physiciens soviétiques sur la Lune. Des hypothèses et des théories scientifiques sur l'origine des mers lunaires, des cirques, du relief de la planète, de la température du sous-sol et des propriétés possibles du sol lunaire sont émises. Ils nous expliquent leurs projets d'exploration et d'exploitation de la Lune : de la première expédition lunaire à la création de bases lunaires et de villes entières...
Mars (1968)
, 50minutesDirected by Pavel Klouchantsev
Genres Science fiction, Documentary
Themes Space adventure films, Mars in film, Films about extraterrestrial life, Space opera, Films about extraterrestrial life
Mars (1930)
Directed by Bill Nolan, Walter Lantz
Genres Animation
Themes Space adventure films, Mars in film, Space opera, Children's films
Oswald and a big badger are sitting on a bench in a park. Momentarily a pretty female teddy bear walks around and sings the song A Bench in the Park (this song was used earlier in King of Jazz). When she drops a handkerchief, Oswald and the badger rush to pick it up. Upon picking, they pulled the handkerchief until it is rip apart. When the teddy bear passes by again, Oswald snags part of the badger's clothing onto a nail on the bench. The badger rushes again and ends up wearing just his undergarments. Oswald then approaches the teddy bear as the other guy runs away in embarrassment. But before he could spend a long time with her, the badger returns in a wine barrel before kicking Oswald in the rear. The kick is so strong that Oswald is sent into space.
Battle Beyond the Sun (1959)
, 1h4Directed by Francis Ford Coppola, Mikhaïl Karioukov
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Adventure
Themes Space adventure films, Mars in film, Space opera
Actors Ivan Pereverzev, Viktor Dobrovolsky
Dans le futur (1997), après une guerre atomique, la Terre est désormais divisée en deux régions, Hemis Nord et Hemis Sud qui sont encore en conflit. Le programme spatial d'Hemis Sud construit une fusée spatiale gràçe à laquelle le premier voyage vers Mars sera entrepris. Le directeur du projet, le Dr Albert Gordon et ses astronautes Paul Clinton et Craig Matthews voyagent jusqu'à la station spatiale où la fusée Mercury a été construite. Un jour avant le lancement (le 7 novembre 1997), une fusée d'Hemis Nord approche la station spatiale. Son équipage, le Capitaine Torrens et le Dr Martin, demandent par radio l'autorisation de débarquer et de réparer leur fusée, ce qui leur est accordé.
, 1h30Directed by Giacomo Gentilomo
Origin Italie
Genres Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Peplum
Themes Space adventure films, Films about music and musicians, Films based on mythology, Sur la Lune, Musical films, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology, Space opera, Films about extraterrestrial life, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology
Actors Alan Steel, Jany Clair, Attilio Dottesio, Salvatore Borgese
In ancient Greece, a race of evil aliens from the Moon land on Earth. For years they have terrorized the nearby city of Samar, demanding children for sacrifice in hopes their spilled blood can revive their dead queen. Now, the queen of Samar has made a pact with the Moon men to conquer the world and become the most powerful woman alive. The downtrodden residents of Samar cheer the arrival of the mighty Hercules, who on their behalf faces deadly obstacles, battles the Moon monsters and eventually confronts the leader of the Moon men, Redolphis, a metal-headed giant.
Thunderbirds Are GO (1966)
, 1h33Directed by David Lane
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Action, Adventure, Spy, Animation
Themes Space adventure films, Spy films, Films about families, Seafaring films, Transport films, Mars in film, Aviation films, Films set in the future, Films about extraterrestrial life, Space opera, Children's films, Films about extraterrestrial life, Disaster films
Actors Peter Dyneley, Shane Rimmer, Jeremy Wilkin, Sylvia Anderson, Matt Zimmerman, David Graham
In 2065, the Zero-X spacecraft launches from Glenn Field as the first attempt at a manned mission to Mars. Unknown to Captain Paul Travers and his crew of two astronauts and two scientists, criminal mastermind the Hood has infiltrated the ship to photograph Zero-X's wing mechanism. When his foot becomes trapped in the hydraulics, the Hood causes a systems failure and Zero-X loses control. While the villain manages to extract his bloodied foot and parachute from the undercarriage, Travers and his crew eject in an escape pod and Zero-X crashes into the ocean before leaving Earth's atmosphere.