Mission Stardust
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| Directed by | Primo Zeglio |
| Produced by | Ernst R. von Theumer[1] |
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| Story by | Karl Heinz Vogelmann[2] |
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| Music by | Anton G. Abril[2] |
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| Edited by | Renato Cinquini[2] |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
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Mission Stardust (Italian: ...4...3...2...1...Morte) is a 1967 science fiction film.
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
Production
Mission Stardust is based on the early novels of the popular German Perry Rhodan series by K.H. Scheer and Walter Ernsting.[3]
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]
See also
- List of science fiction films of the 1960s
- List of Italian films of 1967
- List of German films of the 1960s
- List of Spanish films of 1967
References
Footnotes
- 1 2 3 "Perry Rhodan - SOS aus dem Weltall". Filmportal.de. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Willis 1985, p. 247: "Review is of 93 minute dubbed version viewed in New York on June 9, 1969"
- 1 2 3 Westfahl 2012, p. 258.
- 1 2 3 4 "Mission Stardust". American Film Institute. Retrieved 18 November 2016.