Mission Stardust

Mission Stardust
Mission Stardust
Directed by	Primo Zeglio
Screenplay by	Karl Heinz Vogelmann; Sergio Donati; Primo Zeglio;
Story by	Karl Heinz Vogelmann
Produced by	Ernst R. von Theumer [de]
Starring	Lang Jeffries; Essy Persson; John Karlsen; Pinkas Braun;
Cinematography	Riccardo Pallottini; Manuel Merino;
Edited by	Renato Cinquini
Music by	Anton G. Abril
Release dates	August 1967 (Rome); October 1967 (West Germany);
Running time	95 minutes
Countries	Italy; West Germany; Spain;

Mission Stardust (Template:Lang-it) is a 1967 science fiction film based on the early novels of the popular German Perry Rhodan series by K.H. Scheer and Walter Ernsting.^[3].

Cast

Lang Jeffries as Perry Rhodan
Essy Persson as Thora
John Karlsen as Crest
Pinkas Braun as Larkin
Gianni Rizzo as Criminal Leader
Ann Smyrner as Dr. Sheridan
Joachim Hansen as Dr. Manoli
Luis Dávila as Mike Bull
John Bartha as General Roon
Tom Felleghy as Moreland
Daniel Martín as Captain Flipper

Release

Mission Stardust opened in Rome in August 1967 under the title 4... 3... 2... 1... morte with a running time of 95 minutes. ^[4] It was later released in West Germany in October 1967 under the title Perry Rhodan--SOS aus dem Weltall with a 79 minute running time.^[4] It was later released in Spain as Órbita mortal with a 92 minute running time.^[4] It opened in Los Angeles in October 1968.^[4]

Reception

In a contemporary review, Variety noted the dubbing in the film, stating that it was "only fair" and that the special effects were "crude, the color uneven, but the very audaciousness of the admixture keeps the attention."^[2] The review also praised the rock music film score by Anton G. Abril.^[2]

From retrospective reviews, Gary Westfahl in his book The Spacesuit Film: A History, 1918-1969 noted that the film contained "shoddy special effects" and recalled "Saturday afternoon serials more than science fiction films of the 1960s".^[3] Westfahl referred to the film as "one of the era's most reviled genre films."^[3]

References

Footnotes

^ ^a ^b ^c "Perry Rhodan - SOS aus dem Weltall". Filmportal.de. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Willis 1985, p. 247: "Review is of 93 minute dubbed version viewed in New York on June 9, 1969"
^ ^a ^b ^c Westfahl 2012, p. 258.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Mission Stardust". American Film Institute. Retrieved 18 November 2016.

Sources

Westfahl, Gary (2012). The Spacesuit Film: A History, 1918-1969. McFarland. ISBN 0786489995. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
Willis, Donald, ed. (1985). Variety's Complete Science Fiction Reviews. Garland Publishing Inc. ISBN 978-0-8240-6263-7. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)

External links

Mission Stardust at IMDb
Mission Stardust at Rotten Tomatoes

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[filmportal-1] "Perry Rhodan - SOS aus dem Weltall". Filmportal.de. Retrieved 18 November 2016.

[FOOTNOTEWillis1985247-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Willis 1985, p. 247: "Review is of 93 minute dubbed version viewed in New York on June 9, 1969"

[FOOTNOTEWestfahl2012258-3] Westfahl 2012, p. 258.

[afi-4] "Mission Stardust". American Film Institute. Retrieved 18 November 2016.

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