The Thousand Wonders of the Universe

The Thousand Wonders of the Universe

90 mins | Drama, Science Fiction, Fantasy | July 14, 1997

A science-fiction film centered around planet Earth receiving a coded message from outer space and the subsequent disappearance of 12,000 inhabitants of Sepuvedra, a free-trade port. The government and the army are convinced that they have been kidnapped by aliens and Professor Larsen, an eminent astrophysicist and UFO expert, is assigned to lead an urgent investigative mission into the deserted town.

The Thousand Wonders of the Universe

90 mins | Drama, Science Fiction, Fantasy | July 14, 1997

The Thousand Wonders of the Universe
A science-fiction film centered around planet Earth receiving a coded message from outer space and the subsequent disappearance of 12,000 inhabitants of Sepuvedra, a free-trade port. The government and the army are convinced that they have been kidnapped by aliens and Professor Larsen, an eminent astrophysicist and UFO expert, is assigned to lead an urgent investigative mission into the deserted town.
IMDb rating 5.2
Producers Canal+, France 3 Cinéma, Téléfilm Canada, Cofimage 7, Compagnie des Images, Duboi, Lumière, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC), Transfilm-EGM
Original title Les mille merveilles de l'univers
Directors Sylvie Perron, Louis-Philippe Rochon, Jean-Michel Roux
Writers Robert Gray, Régine Abadia, Jean-Michel Roux, Alexis Galmot

Cast

Tchéky Karyo

as Professor Larsen

Maria de Medeiros

as Président Blandine Brucker

Julie Delpy

as Eva Purpur

Chick Ortega

as Oscar

Féodor Atkine

as Purpur

James Hyndman

as Stavro

Guy Nadon

as Schulz

Ghyslain Tremblay

as Jacques

Perrette Pradier

as Madame Purpur (voice)

Gabriel Gascon

as Marshal Vega

Michel Laperrière

as Docteur Shoot

John Dunn-Hill

as Le général Tabernawak

Suzanne Champagne

as Une manifestante

Jean-Philippe Côté

as Un soldat

Alain Chicoine

as Le cameraman

Catherine Colvey

as La journaliste de Rézo Zéro

Claude Desparois

as Un technicien

Christian Drolet

as Un technicien de l'aéronautique

Anne Drybergh

as Une danseuse

Francine Duberry

as La danseuse morte

Hugo Dubé

as Un officier d'élite

Frank Fontaine

as L'astrophysicien

Richard Fréchette

as Le surveillant bleu

Monique Gosselin

as Une manifestante

Hryhoriy Hlady

as Un officer d'élite

Denis Houle

as Le psychiatre sportif

J. Avila Kaufman

as Un manifestant

Stéphane Lefebvre

as Un officier d'élite

Jacinthe Pilote

as Une danseuse

Jimmy Proulx

as Larsen enfant

Louise Proulx

as Une manifestante

Charles Préfontaine

as Le jeune militaire

Richard Raybourne

as Un manifestant

Richard Robitaille

as Un technicien

Janick Talbot

as Une sunny girl

Marthe Turgeon

as La chirurgienne

Keit Ha Van Amh

as Une sunny girl

Blas Villapondo

as Un manifestant