Neither Here Nor There
First Spaceship on Venus (Digitized 8mm, Original Edit)
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Picture mixed from 8mm clips, stained & scratched, of the following:
-Featured film: âFirst Spaceship on Venusâ by Kurt Maetzig [1960, digitized from an 8mm b&w Castle Films abridged version of the feature film.
-Clip from Castle Films âPreview Attractionâ advertising âMighty Mouseâ, 8mm b&w film preview
-Clip from âCOUPONâ for âFree Film Offerâ with purchase of the original Castle Film purchase of this 8mm silent short film by KEN FILMS INC. 98 Freeman St., Brooklyn 22, N.Y.
Audio - cpace_audio original mix on vinyl, including the following tracks played backwards with alternating speeds & scratches:
-âFive Against Seven: Random Canonâ by John Robinson [1962], Recorded by John Robinson Pierce in 1962
-âKain En Abel: Verkorte Versieâ by Henk Badings [1957], Recorded by Badings in 1957
-âI Didnât Know What Time It Wasâ by Dean Elliott & His Orchestra [1952], Recorded by Rodgers & Hart in 1952
History on the film:
A spaceship on a mission to Venus uncovers an increasingly sinister secret. Allegedly set in the near-future of 1970 following the âSputnikâ mission to the planet Venus far in space. The âFirst Spaceship on Venusâ(German: âDer Schweigende Sternâ; Polish: âMilczÄ
ca Gwiazdaâ translates to âThe Mute Starâ in English; also in English: âPlanet of the Deadâ and âSpaceship Venus Does Not Replyâ) is a 1960 East German/Polish color science fiction film based on the 1951 science fiction novel âThe Astronautsâ by StanisĆaw Lem. This film was directed by Kurt Maetzig, a renowned member of the GDRâs The Academy of Arts, and stars GĂŒnther Simon, Julius Ongewe and Yoko Tani. The film was first released by Progress Film in East Germany, running 93 min.
Addeddate: 2008-03-03 02:15:21
Director Kurt: Maetzig
Publication date: 1960
Usage: Public Domain
Topics: sci-fi, venus, space travel,
Publisher: Deutsche Film (DEFA)
The Mighty Mouse clip is from an 8mm b&w advertisement by Castle Films. Mighty Mouse also has an interesting historyâŠespecially in juxtaposition to this science-fiction film made in East Germany adapted from a Polish novel by Lem. The character premiered in the early 1940s.