First Spaceship on Venus

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First Spaceship on Venus ★★★ Der Schweigende Stern; Milczaca Gwiazda 1960

Eight scientists from various countries set out for Venus and find the remains of a civilization far in advance of Earth's that perished because of nuclear weapons. A sometimes compelling antinuclear scifi effort made with German and Polish backing. Originally released at 130 minutes. 78m/C VHS, DVD . GE PL Yoko Tani, Oldrich Lukes, Ignacy Machowski, Julius Ongewe, Michal Postnikow, Kurt Rackelmann, Gunther Simon, TangHuaTa, Lucyna Winnicka; D: Kurt Maetzig; C: Joachim Hasler.

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