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Ikarie XB 1 / Filmové Studio Barrandov, Nositel Rádu Prace ; Uvádi ; story and screenplay, Pavel Juráček, Jindřich Polák ; producer, Rudolf Wolf ; directed by Jindřich Polák.
Van Pelt - Video Collection (ask at Circulation Desk) DVD 030 678 DVD + booklet
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- Format:
- Video
- Standardized Title:
- Ikarie XB 1 (Motion picture : 1963)
- Language:
- Czech
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Lem, Stanisław--Film adaptations.
- Lem, Stanisław.
- Interplanetary voyages--Drama.
- Interplanetary voyages.
- Space travelers--Drama.
- Space travelers.
- Genre:
- Feature films.
- Science fiction films.
- Thrillers (Motion pictures)
- Film adaptations.
- Motion pictures, Czech.
- Drama.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (83 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (19 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm)
- 4 3/4 in.
- Other Title:
- Also known as: Icarus XB 1
- Also known as: Voyage to the end of the universe
- Place of Publication:
- [London] Second Run, [2013]
- Language Note:
- In Czech; optional subtitles in English.
- System Details:
- DVD, PAL, Region 2; widescreen (2.35:1 aspect ratio) presentation; mono.
- digital optical monaural
- widescreen (2.35:1)
- laser optical PAL
- video file DVD video region 1
- Summary:
- "Polák's pioneering feature Ikarie XB 1 is one of the cornerstones of contemporary sci-fi cinema. It predates Star Trek and Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey and was clearly an influence on both, as well as on almost every other science-fiction work that followed. Adapted from a novel by Stanisław lem, the film is set in 2163 and follows 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. With outstanding design and cinematography, Ikarie XB 1 is imbued with a seriousness and intelligence rarely seen in science-fiction cinema of the period."--Container.
- Participant:
- Zdeněk Štěpánek, František Smolík, Dana Medřická, Irena Kačírková, Radovan Lukavský, Otto Lackovič, Jiří Vršťala.
- Credits:
- Cinematography, Jan Kališ; editor, Josef Dobřichovský music, Zdeněk Liška.
- Notes:
- Title from title frames; production credits from English subtitled version opening frames.
- Videodisc release of the motion picture produced in 1963.
- Main feature 83 min., special feature (An appreciation by Kim Newman) 12 min.
- Based on Obłok Magellana = The Magellanic cloud / [by] Stanisław Lem.
- OCLC:
- 865168784
- Publisher Number:
- 5060114150775
- DVD 082 Second Run
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