Battle Beyond the Sun

Overview

English-dubbed and re-edited version of the 1959 Soviet film Nebo Zovyot. Acquired by Roger Corman and reworked by a young Francis Ford Coppola, the film relocates its Cold War “space race” to a fictional future where rival nations—North Hemis and South Hemis—compete to reach Mars first. When one crew’s mission goes awry, their rivals risk their own flight to attempt a daring rescue nearthe Martian moons, where strange cosmic dangers await.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 12, 1959

Original language

Russian

Spoken languages

russian

Countries

Soviet Union

Production

Mosfilm,The Filmgroup,Dovzhenko Film Studios

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0053103