Battle Beyond the Sun (1959)
Synopsis
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.
Release Date: 1959-09-12
Runtime: 69 minutes
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Top Cast
- Ivan Pereverzev as Yevgeny Petrovich Kornev
- Aleksandr Shvorin as Craig Matthews
- Konstantin Bartashevich as Robert Clark
- Gurgen Tonunts as Verst (Capt. Torrance - US)
- Valentin Chernyak as Somov (Paul Clinton - US)
- Viktor Dobrovolsky as Demchenko (Commander Daniels - US)
- Aleksandra Popova as Korneva (Dr. Ruth Gordon - US)
- Taisiya Lytvynenko as Lena
- Sergey Filimonov as Troyan - Journalist
- Mikhail Belousov as Chief of Rescue Staff
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Original Music Composer(s): N/A
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