Our Heavenly Bodies

Overview

Wunder der Schöpfung is an extraordinary, fascinating Kulturfilm trying to explain the whole human knowledge of the 1920s about the world and the universe. 15 special effects experts and 9 cameramen were involved in the production of this film which combines documentary scenes, historical documents, fiction elements, animation scenes and educational impact. It its beautifully colored, using tinting and toning in a very elaborated way. Some visual ideas in the sequences with a space shuttle visiting different planets in the universe seem to have to be the inspiration for Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 14, 1925

Original language

German

Countries

Germany

Production

UFA,Colonna-Film GmbH

Cast

Margarethe Schlegel,Theodor Loos,Margarete Schön,Paul Bildt,Willy Kaiser-Heyl,Oskar Marion

Director

Hanns Walter Kornblum

Writer

Hanns Walter Kornblum,Ernst Krieger

Cinematography

Friedrich Weinmann

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0228425