I Was a Sputnik of the Sun
Я был спутником солнца
Synopsis
Soviet Scientist Petrovich pioneers the way to the Sun, but his spacecraft is never heard from again. Later, Andrew's laboratory investigates means of protection from deadly radiation. Andrew repeats Petrovich's journey, and offers his life to rescue an orbiting science laboratory, which holds the solution to the problem.
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Viktor Morgenshtern
- Screenplay & Story
- Vladimir Shreyberg, Vladimir Kapitanovskiy, G. Fradkin
- Original Score
- Andrey Sevastyanov
- Original Title
- Я был спутником солнца
- Country of Origin
- Soviet Union
- Spoken Languages
- Russian
- Runtime
- 1h 6m
- Production Studios
- Soyuzmultfilm, Tsentrnauchfilm
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Viktor Morgenshtern
Vladimir Shreyberg, Vladimir Kapitanovskiy, G. Fradkin
Andrey Sevastyanov
Oleg Samutsevich, Georgiy Lyakhovich, Mikhail Druyan
B. Rodin
Department Leadership Roster
Viktor Morgenshtern
Director
Leonid Chibisov
Production Design
Andrey Sevastyanov
Original Music Composer
Oleg Samutsevich
Director of Photography
Georgiy Lyakhovich
Director of Photography
Vladimir Shreyberg
Writer
Vladimir Kapitanovskiy
Writer
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What is I Was a Sputnik of the Sun about?
Soviet Scientist Petrovich pioneers the way to the Sun, but his spacecraft is never heard from again. Later, Andrew's laboratory investigates means of protection from deadly radiation. Andrew repeats Petrovich's journey, and offers his life to rescue an orbiting science laboratory, which holds the solution to the problem.
Who directed I Was a Sputnik of the Sun?
I Was a Sputnik of the Sun was directed by Viktor Morgenshtern.
Who stars in I Was a Sputnik of the Sun?
The principal cast of I Was a Sputnik of the Sun includes Pavel Makhotin, Georgiy Shamshurin, Vladimir Yemelyanov, Georgiy Vitsin, Pavel Samarin.
When was I Was a Sputnik of the Sun released and how long is it?
I Was a Sputnik of the Sun was released in 1959 with a total runtime of 1h 6m.
Who composed the musical score for I Was a Sputnik of the Sun?
The original motion picture soundtrack for I Was a Sputnik of the Sun was composed by Andrey Sevastyanov.