Battle beyond the Sun



It is the American version of the Russian epic from 1959. The world has been divided by north-south hemispere (clearly analogues for the United States & Soviet Union). Both launch spaceships to Mars. But the south hemispere ship is low on fuel and has to make an emergency landing on a different planet. They meet monsters, have technical problems and finally return to earth.

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20 Replies to “Battle beyond the Sun”

  1. Well I was okay until the "monsters" showed-up. Seems funny the other four guys slept through their only way of rescue arriving.

  2. The original film (Nebo Zovyot) is very good. Arrogant Americans try to reach Mars, fail, and must be rescued by valiant Soviet cosmonauts. There are no monsters. It wouldn't have been a big stretch to turn the tables and make it a story about the atheistic, vain, Soviet Union trying to reach Mars, failing, and being rescued by the God fearing, brave and true Americans. It isn't like we were in a space race or anything.

  3. Corman and Coppola, the both of you let me down! 🙁 When this movie wasn't boring or confusing, it was silly. The dubbing of the Russian footage was extremely sloppy. And don't get me started regarding the monsters shaped like sexual organs! I usually have an open mind for "B movies", but this movie wasn't even entertaining in a "so bad, it's good way." I don't regret watching this flick, but I'll never watch it again.

  4. Это советский фильм Небо зовет с переделкой. Зачем же так нещадно переименовали русских актеров?

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