Encounter in Space

Encounter in Space

64 mins | Science Fiction | June 6, 1963

In the near future, a friendly exploratory mission to Earth from the planet Zenturia crashes on Mars's moon Phobos, and cosmonauts from the USSR are sent to the difficult and dangerous rescue. Although this film was never shown in the USA in its entirety, producer Roger Corman adapted the plot premise for his 1966 sci-fi-horror opus, QUEEN OF BLOOD, and utilized some of its special effects in that film.

Encounter in Space

64 mins | Science Fiction | June 6, 1963

Encounter in Space
In the near future, a friendly exploratory mission to Earth from the planet Zenturia crashes on Mars's moon Phobos, and cosmonauts from the USSR are sent to the difficult and dangerous rescue. Although this film was never shown in the USA in its entirety, producer Roger Corman adapted the plot premise for his 1966 sci-fi-horror opus, QUEEN OF BLOOD, and utilized some of its special effects in that film.
IMDb rating 5.9
Producers Odessa Film Studio
Original title Мечте навстречу
Directors Mikha, Otar Koberidze
Writers A. Berdnik, Ivan Bondin, Mikha, Otar Koberidze

Cast

Larisa Gordeichik

as Cosmonaut Tanya Krilova

Boris Borisenok

as Cosmonaut Andrei Sayenko

Otar Koberidze

as Cosmonaut Ivan Batalov

Peeter Kard

as Flight Commander

Nikolai Timofeyev

as Project Administrator Krilov

Nikolai Volkov St.

as Doctor Laungton

Vitold Yanpavlis

as Narrator (voice)