Movie Description
Battle Beyond the Sun
(1959)Overview
English-dubbed and re-edited version of the 1959 Soviet film Nebo Zovyot. Acquired by Roger Corman and reworked by a young Francis Ford Coppola, the film relocates its Cold War “space race” to a fictional future where rival nations—North Hemis and South Hemis—compete to reach Mars first. When one crew’s mission goes awry, their rivals risk their own flight to attempt a daring rescue nearthe Martian moons, where strange cosmic dangers await.
Featured Crew
- Director : Francis Ford Coppola
- Producer : Roger Corman,Thomas Colchart
- Cast : Ivan Pereverzev,Aleksandr Shvorin,Konstantin Bartashevich,Gurgen Tonunts,Valentin Chernyak,Viktor Dobrovolsky,Aleksandra Popova,Taisiya Lytvynenko,Sergey Filimonov,Mikhail Belousov,Linda Barrett,Maria Samoilova,Larisa Borisenko,Lev Lobov
Cast
Yevgeny Petrovich Kornev
Craig Matthews
Robert Clark
Verst (Capt. Torrance - US)
Somov (Paul Clinton - US)
Demchenko (Commander Daniels - US)
Korneva (Dr. Ruth Gordon - US)
Lena
Troyan - Journalist
Chief of Rescue Staff
Voice
Clark's mother
Olga
Johnson (archive footage)
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Facts
Original TitleBattle Beyond the Sun
Status Released
Release Information
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1959-09-12
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 09m
Production CompaniesThe Filmgroup
Genres
- Science Fiction
- Adventure
