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Ikarie XB 1

Ikarie XB 1

Dare you take the first?

19636.81h 28m

Overview

The year is 2163. Starship Ikaria XB 1 embarks on 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.

Directed by Jindřich Polák
Written by Vladimír Bor, Pavel Juráček, Jindřich Polák
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Top Cast

Zdeněk Štěpánek

Zdeněk Štěpánek

Captain Vladimír Abajev

František Smolík

František Smolík

Anthony Hopkins, Mathematician

Dana Medřická

Dana Medřická

Nina Kirová, Sociologist

Irena Kačírková

Irena Kačírková

Brigitta

Radovan Lukavský

Radovan Lukavský

Commander MacDonald

Otto Lackovič

Otto Lackovič

Michal, Coordinator

Miroslav Macháček

Miroslav Macháček

Marcel Bernard

Jiří Vršťala

Jiří Vršťala

Erik Svenson, Pilot

Rudolf Deyl

Rudolf Deyl

Ervin Herold, Pilot

Jaroslav Mareš

Jaroslav Mareš

Milek Wertbowsky

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Themes & Keywords

futurespacecraftradiationspace travelsurrealismalienfuturisticalien planetblack and whiterobottrapped in spacedreary

About Ikarie XB 1

Ikarie XB 1 is a science fiction film released in 1963 exploring themes of future, spacecraft, radiation, space travel, surrealism, alien. Directed by Jindřich Polák, it stars Zdeněk Štěpánek, František Smolík, Dana Medřická. The year is 2163. Starship Ikaria XB 1 embarks on 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.

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