Pilot Pirx's Inquest

Pilot Pirx's Inquest

Pilot Pirx's Inquest

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Pilot Pirx's Inquest

1979

1h 35m

5.7(35 votes)

Science Fiction

Drama

Overview

Pirx, an experienced pilot, is hired to go on a top-secret mission to evaluate some 'nonlinears' (an experimental model of android) for use as crewmembers on future space flights. Pirx and this intriguing crew are sent out to launch two satellites into the rings of Saturn, but he is determined to find out and identify a hostile unhuman coworker among them.

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Production Companies

Dovzhenko Film Studios

Tallinnfilm

PRF "Zespoły Filmowe"

Cast & Crew

22 members

Acting

Сергей Десницкий

Pirx

Сергей Десницкий

Acting

Владимир Ивашов

Brown

Владимир Ивашов

Acting

Александр Кайдановский

Nowak

Александр Кайдановский

Acting

Tõnu Saar

Weber

Tõnu Saar

Acting

Zbigniew Lesień

Calder

No Image

Acting

Bolesław Abart

Otis

Bolesław Abart

Acting

Ferdynand Matysik

Unesco Director

Ferdynand Matysik

Acting

Igor Przegrodzki

McCuirre

Igor Przegrodzki

Acting

Faime Jürno

Unknown Role

Faime Jürno

Acting

Zygmunt Bielawski

Tech Companies Representative

No Image

Acting

Janusz Bylczyński

Judge

Janusz Bylczyński

Acting

Adam Cieślak

Unknown Role

No Image

Acting

Edmund Fetting

Prosecutor

No Image

Acting

Józef Fryźlewicz

Defense Attorney

Józef Fryźlewicz

Acting

Marek Idziński

Court Member

No Image

Acting

Mieczysław Janowski

Mitchell

Mieczysław Janowski

Acting

Z. Jurkowski

Unknown Role

No Image

Acting

Jerzy Kaliszewski

Android Creator

Jerzy Kaliszewski

Acting

Eugeniusz Kujawski

Court Member

Eugeniusz Kujawski

Acting

Ewa Lejczak

Unknown Role

Ewa Lejczak

Acting

Erwin Nowiaszak

United Atomic Laboratory CEO

No Image

Acting

Henryk Talar

Tom Novak (voice) (uncredited)

Henryk Talar

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