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Here's an amazing scene from an ultra-rare, kitschy, trippy, Soviet-style SF film, Ikarie XB 1 (aka Ikaria XB1, Icarus XB1 and Voyage to the End of the Universe). Czechoslovakia's first science fiction film, this remarkable 1963 movie tells the story of Starship Ikaria XB 1's 2163 trek to Alpha Centari. ("Voyage" was the savagely cut, English dubbed version released by American International Pictures.) The film is generally apolitical, except for this remarkable scene, in which the explorers enter a derelict 20th Century space craft, littered with evidence of capitalist immorality. The visuals are striking. Corpses of tuxedo-clad, gambling westerners, their bodies preserved by open vacuum. The crew killed by their own chemical hand-weapons as they fought over dwindling oxygen. The ship laden with nuclear weapons -- still active after centuries. Ikarie XB 1 is an ambitious, thoughtful, intelligent film that was decades ahead of its time. It's an ultra-rare "must-see" for any serious SF fan, with high-concept elements galore: a trip to proxima centaura; time dilation; future foods, fashion, music and dance; first-contact protocols; increased longevity; artificial intelligence; bulky socialist robots. It's said the screenplay was inspired by the work of Stanislaw Lem, including "The Magellanic Cloud" from 1955. Available as a PAL Region 2 DVD from European retailers, and in the US from xploitedcinema.com. Please buy the DVD to help encourage future DVD releases of other Eastern-bloc SF gems.

Channel: Film & Animation
Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
Author: trekfancvg

Length: 09:32
Rating: 4.92
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RichardBercanay (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Der Filmi ist jetzt auch in Deutsch erhältlich in Deutschland. Ich kann den wirklich sehr empfehlen, ein echter Klassiker! (The film is now available in Germany in german language. I do recomend the film, it is a real classic!)
JapeUK (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Wow, thanks for putting this up, extremly high-quality, great style, plus a great bit of 'subtle' Eastern Bloc propaganda, very kitsch. You have to admit, one advantage of a command economy was less interest in profits meant genre cinema like this got decent funding. People assume cheap because its "Soviet" but the quality and completely different pacing always fascinate me. As a History, Film & SF nerd, this is great to watch, I'll definately be buying this quick-sharp.
GoblinXXX (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
When you look at the utter CRAP sci-fi the US was putting out in 63, at least in terms of special effects & production values, this is amazing. The spacesuits look great, there's zero gravity and no sound, it's ahead of a lot of modern science fiction.
janak19771977 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
it was made by czechoslovakia not poland
skullrimer (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
NOT SOVIET POLISH BUT MOVIE IS SOVIET
andymcgaha (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
If you've got a way to play PAL format dvds, it's well worth the money. I got it a few days after I saw this clip and loved it.
northerbrewer (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Realy great movie clip. I'm hooked now I want to see this
andymcgaha (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
This really was ahead of its time; it has none of the corniness like other films from the time period, modern camera movement and positioning and even some cool special effects I really didn't expect to see. Thanks for putting this up.
flyjo (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
if you want see more czech movie tricks see for director Karel Zeman. thats film was made in my coutry Zlín
Gormanmod (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Sf? what does that stand for? As to the film, well, this is an embarrassment for star trek. The Soviets made better scifi stiff than anything rodenberry could think up.

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