Cosmic Journey (1936)

6.4/10 70 min Science Fiction

Overview

Soviet cinematographers created a progressively realistic image of a journey to the moon in these early days of special effects. Scientist Pavel Sedikh grows impatient with the restrictions of the conservative Soviet space institute in Moscow. Sedikh builds his own spacecraft, and accompanied by a female astronaut and a boy, he embarks on a the first human trip to the moon.

Cast

Vasiliy Kovrigin

Prof. Karin

Sergey Stolyarov

Take-off technician

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