Directed by Kurt Maetzig, Gottfried Kolditz, Herrmann Zschoche
Starring: Yoko Tani, Julius Ongewe, Günther Simon, Oldrich Lukes, Ignacy Machowski, Gojko Mitic, Alfred Müller, Helmut Schreiber, Karin Ugowski, Piotr Pawlowski, Cox Habbema, Ivan Andonov, Rolf Hoppe, Vsevolod Sanaev, Petar Slabokov, Jana Brejchová, Alfred Struwe, Ekkehard Schall, Milan Beli, Silvia Popovici
Contributors: Kurt Maetzig, Andrzej Markowski, Joachim Hasler, Gottfried Kolditz, C.U. Wiesner, Otto Hanisch, Karl-Ernst Sasse, Willi Brückner, Günther Fischer, Günter Jaeuthe
Studio: Eureka
Main Language:
German
Subtitles:
English
Region: Region B
Release Date: 19 May 2025
Originally Issued: 1976
No of Discs: 3
Weight: 90g
Dimensions: 135 x 15 x 171 (mm)
Genre: Feature Films
BBFC Cert: (15) Suitable for 15 years and over.
Rental/Retail: Retail not for Rental
Run Time: 366 minutes
Description
Quadruple bill of sci-fi adventures made by DEFA, East Germany's state-owned film studio. 'The Silent Star' (1960) is based on the novel 'The Astronauts' by Stanislaw Lem. When an alien object from Venus is found in the Gobi Desert, attempts to contact the planet prove unsuccessful and so the Soviet spaceship Kosmoskrator is sent to investigate.
However, as the Kosmokrator nears Venus, the crew decode a message revealing hostile rather than peaceful intentions. In 'Signals: A Space Adventure' (1970) a research vessel disappears in space and the Laika and its crew are sent in search of it. As they near the empty wreck, they receive strange radio signals and fear what they may encounter.
In 'Eolomea' (1972) the disappearance of several ships and their crews from the Margo space station causes concern. A group of scientists believe that aliens from another planet they call Eolomea may be attempting to make contact and embark on an unsanctioned mission to reach them. Finally, in 'In the Dust of the Stars' (1976), the crew of the Cyrano respond to a distress signal on the planet TEM 4 but its ruler insists it was a mistake.
When Suko (Alfred Struwe), the ship's nagivator, discovers that captives are forced to work as slaves in the mines, will the crew of the Cyrano leave or aid their fight for freedom?
Special Features
- Interactive Menus
- Bonus Footage
- Trailers
- Interviews: Mark Bould (sci-fi scholar); Claire Knight (Soviet cinema expert); Peter Suring (cinematographer).
- Commentary: All four films: Rolland Man, presented by David Melville Wingrove.
- Other Documentary: 'Love 2002' (1972); 'Cosmonaut Dreams'.
