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  • Satellite (1959) (1959)
  • 66 min | Sci-Fi
Satellite (1959) (1959)
66 min | Sci-Fi

The first manned trip to the space is - of course - a big success of a soviet science. The movie shows in detail the tremendous work with the preparation of the flight. In the key scene of the film the astronaut Andrei must make a ...See moreThe first manned trip to the space is - of course - a big success of a soviet science. The movie shows in detail the tremendous work with the preparation of the flight. In the key scene of the film the astronaut Andrei must make a difficult choice. Will he go home from the space and leave the robotic probe packed with priceless information behind or send the probe to Earth and thus sacrifice his own life on altar of the scientific progress of the mankind? See less
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Director
Viktor Morgenstern (as V. Morgenshtern)
Writers
Vladimir Kapitanovsky (as V. Kapitanovskiy) | Vladimir Shreiberg (as V. Shreyberg)
Composer
Andrey Sevastyanov (as A. Sevastyanov)
Cinematographers
Georgi Lyakhovich (as G. Lyakhovich) | Oleg Samutsevich (as O. Samutsevich)
Production Designer
Leonid Chibisov (as L. Chibisov)
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Updated May 5, 1959

Release date
May 5, 1959 (Soviet Union)

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12 cast members
Name Known for
Pavel Makhotin
Andrey (as P. Makhotin) Andrey (as P. Makhotin)   See fewer
Vladimir Emelyanov
Igor Petrovich Kalinin (as V. Yemelyanov) Igor Petrovich Kalinin (as V. Yemelyanov)   See fewer
Georgiy Shamshurin
Sergey Ivanovich (as G. Shamshurin) Sergey Ivanovich (as G. Shamshurin)   See fewer
Anatoliy Shamshurin
Andrey v detsve (as Tolya Shamshurin) Andrey v detsve (as Tolya Shamshurin)   See fewer
Konstantin Erofeev
Actor (as K. Yerofeyev) Actor (as K. Yerofeyev)   See fewer
Pavel Samarin
Kolosovskiy professor (as P. Samarin) Kolosovskiy professor (as P. Samarin)   See fewer
Nadezhda Vishnevskaya
Uchenaya (as N. Vishnevskaya) Uchenaya (as N. Vishnevskaya)   See fewer
Georgiy Vitsin
Uchyonyy (as G. Vitsin) Uchyonyy (as G. Vitsin)   See fewer
Konstantin Nemolyayev
Kozmonavt (uncredited) Kozmonavt (uncredited)   See fewer
Vladimir Seleznyov
Radist (uncredited) Radist (uncredited)   See fewer
Nikolai Timofeyev
Uchyonyy (uncredited) Uchyonyy (uncredited)   See fewer
Feliks Yavorsky
Kozmonavt (uncredited) Kozmonavt (uncredited)   See fewer
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