The Sky Calls

The Sky Calls

The Sky Calls

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The Sky Calls

1959

1h 17m

3.6(14 votes)

Science Fiction

Overview

This movie follows the crew of the spaceship Homeland, preparing for the first manned mission to Mars. When an American ship, Typhoon, rushes to beat them and suffers a critical malfunction, the Soviets divert their mission to attempt a rescue. Stranded on the asteroid Icarus with depleted fuel, the cosmonauts await a desperate rescue mission that may cost another crew their lives.

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Production Companies

Dovzhenko Film Studios

Mosfilm

Cast & Crew

13 members

Acting

Иван Переверзев

Yevgeny Petrovich Kornev

Иван Переверзев

Acting

Гурген Тонунц

Erwin Verst

Гурген Тонунц

Acting

Александр Шворин

Andrej Gordienko

Александр Шворин

Acting

Константин Барташевич

Robert Clark

Константин Барташевич

Acting

Лариса Борисенко

Olga

No Image

Acting

Валентин Черняк

Grigoriy Somov

Валентин Черняк

Acting

Виктор Добровольский

Demchenko

Виктор Добровольский

Acting

Александра Попова

Vera Korneva

Александра Попова

Acting

Таисия Литвиненко

Lena

Таисия Литвиненко

Acting

Лев Лобов

Sashko

Лев Лобов

Acting

Сергій Філімонов

Troyan

Сергій Філімонов

Acting

Михаил Белоусов

Unknown Role

No Image

Acting

Мария Самойлова

Clark's mother

Мария Самойлова

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