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Status
Released
Release
1963
Runtime
1h 28m
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"Dare you take the first?"
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.
62 Cast Members
Zdeněk Štěpánek
Captain Vladimír Abajev
František Smolík
Anthony Hopkins, Mathematician
Dana Medřická
Nina Kirová, Sociologist
Irena Kačírková
Brigitta
Radovan Lukavský
Commander MacDonald
Otto Lackovič
Michal, Coordinator
Miroslav Macháček
Marcel Bernard
Jiří Vršťala
Erik Svenson, Pilot
Rudolf Deyl
Ervin Herold, Pilot
Jaroslav Mareš
Milek Wertbowsky
Martin Ťapák
Petr Kubeš, Biologist
Marcela Martínková
Štefa, Wertbowsky's wife
Jozef Adamovič
Zdeněk Lorenc, Coordinator
Jaroslav Rozsíval
The Ship's Doctor
Růžena Vyskočilová
Eva, Historian
Svatava Hubeňáková
Rena, MacDonald's wife
Jan Cmíral
Crewmember
Václav Irmanov
Coordinator
Eva Cedlová
Coordinator (uncredited)
Zdena Borovičková
Coordinator (uncredited)
