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The Noah's Ark Principle
The Noah's Ark Principle
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  2. The Noah's Ark Principle

The Noah's Ark Principle

Original Title: Das Arche Noah Prinzip

1984
1h 40m
Science Fiction
Thriller

Status

Released

Release

1984

Runtime

1h 40m

Where to Watch

Available options inUS

Provider type

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Buy

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Storyline

The year is 1997, and World Peace seems to have come, with most classic weapons of mass destruction having been abandoned. However, orbiting the Earth there is the European/American space station FLORIDA ARKLAB, capable of controlling the weather at any location on the planet underneath. A civil project by nature, it might be abused as an offensive weapon, since it could deliver devastation to any potential adversary simply by creating natural disasters such as storms and floods. No wonder the space station soon becomes the central point in rising political tensions between East and West, next stop World War 3 (as indicated by the tagline "The end of our future has already begun"). We follow the main protagonist Billy Hayes, an astronaut aboard the station, as he wades through a plot of secrecy and sabotage trying to tell friend from foe in the process.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 40m
Feb 24, 1984
Languages
German
Director
Roland Emmerich
Roland Emmerich
Production
Centropolis Film Productions
Centropolis Film Productions
Maran Film
Maran Film
Solaris Film
Solaris Film
Süddeutscher Rundfunk
Süddeutscher Rundfunk
Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München
Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München
Production Countries
Germany

Top Cast

5 Cast Members

Richy Müller

Richy Müller

Billy Hayes

Aviva Joel

Aviva Joel

Eva Thompson

Matthias Fuchs

Matthias Fuchs

Felix Kronenberg

Nikolas Lansky

Nikolas Lansky

Gregor Vandenburg

Franz Buchrieser

Franz Buchrieser

Max Marek

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