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The Silent Star

1960·93 min

The Silent Star

Directed by Kurt Maetzig

Science Fiction

A mysterious magnetic spool found during a construction project is discovered to have originated from Venus. A rocket expedition to Venus is launched to discover the origin of the spool and the race that created it.

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Oldřich Lukeš

Prof. Harringway Hawling

Ignacy Machowski

Prof. Saltyk

Talua, afrikanischer Fernsehtechniker

Mikhail Postnikov

Prof. Arsenew

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Director of Photography

Andrzej Markowski

Original Music Composer

Writer

Alexander Stenbock-Fermor

Writer

Günther Rücker

Writer

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Wolfgang Kohlhaase

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Kurt Rackelmann

Prof. Sikarna

Robert Brinkmann, deutscher Pilot

Dr. Tchen Yu

Lucyna Winnicka

Joan Moran

Sumiko Ogimura, japanische Ärztin

Ruth-Maria Kubitschek

Frau Arsenjew

Eva-Maria Hagen

Reporterin

Karen Fredersdorf

Binkmans Mutter

Werner Senftleben

Funker

Wüstenarbeiter (uncredited)

Eduard von Winterstein

Weimann, Kernphysiker

Stanisław Igar

Scientist (uncredited)

Artur Młodnicki

Scientist (uncredited)

Józef Pieracki

Scientist (uncredited)

Chinese

Danuta Szaflarska

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The Silent Star (1960) is about a mysterious magnetic spool found during a construction project is discovered to have originated from Venus. A rocket expedition to Venus is launched to discover the origin of the spool and the race that created it.

Who directed The Silent Star?

Kurt Maetzig directed The Silent Star (1960).

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