The Andromeda Nebula is a 1967

1967 in film

The year 1967 in film involved some significant events. It is widely considered as one of the most ground-breaking years in film.-Events:* December 26 - The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour airs on British television....

 Russian

Russian language

Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...

 Science fiction film

Science fiction film

Science fiction film is a film genre that uses science fiction: speculative, science-based depictions of phenomena that are not necessarily accepted by mainstream science, such as extraterrestrial life forms, alien worlds, extrasensory perception, and time travel, often along with futuristic...

 starring Sergei Stolyarov and directed by Yevgeni Sherstobitov. The film was originally intended to be the first episode of a series of films but the remaining parts were never made. De facto

De facto

De facto is a Latin expression that means "concerning fact." In law, it often means "in practice but not necessarily ordained by law" or "in practice or actuality, but not officially established." It is commonly used in contrast to de jure when referring to matters of law, governance, or...

 name — The Andromeda Nebula: Episode I. Prisoners of the Iron Star.

Plot

It is based upon the Andromeda Nebula

Andromeda (novel)

Andromeda: A Space-Age Tale a.k.a. Andromeda Nebula is a science fiction novel by the Russian writer and paleontologist Ivan Efremov, written and published in 1957. The novel was made into a film in 1967, The Andromeda Nebula- Plot summary :...

novel by Ivan Yefremov and follows the story of a group of humans on the spaceship

Spacecraft

A spacecraft or spaceship is a craft or machine designed for spaceflight. Spacecraft are used for a variety of purposes, including communications, earth observation, meteorology, navigation, planetary exploration and transportation of humans and cargo....

 Tantra who are tasked with investigating the home planet of an alien race. They discover that artificial radioactivity has killed almost all life on that planet. During the voyage home the ship is trapped by the gravitational force of an Iron Star

Iron star

In astronomy, an iron star is a hypothetical type of star that could occur in the universe in 101500 years. The premise behind iron stars states that cold fusion occurring via quantum tunnelling would cause the light nuclei in ordinary matter to fuse into iron-56 nuclei...

 and lands on a planet orbiting the star. Surrounded by predators who destroy human nervous system through space suits, the crew has to fight to see Earth again.

Cast

Actor	Role
Sergei Stolyarov	Dar Veter
Vija Artmane Vija Artmane Alīda "Vija" Artmane was a Latvian / Soviet theatre and cinema actress.-Childhood:...	Veda Kong
Nikolai Kryukov Nikolai Kryukov Nikolai Vyacheslavovich Kryukov is a Russian artistic gymnast. A three-time Olympian, he was also the World Artistic Gymnastics All-Around Champion at the 1999 World Gymnastics Championships in Tianjin, China.-External links:*...	Erg Noor
Tatyana Voloshina	Niza Krit
Lado Tskhvariashvili	Mven Mas
Aleksandr Gaj	Pur Zhis
Roman Khomyatov	Kim
Lyudmila Chursina	Louma Lasvi
Marina Yurasova	Ingrid Ditra
Gennadi Yukhtin Gennadi Yukhtin Gennadi Yukhtin is a Soviet film actor. He appeared in 53 films between 1955 and 1991.-Selected filmography:* Ballad of a Soldier * Zhavoronok * The Andromeda Nebula * The Brothers Karamazov...	Eon Tal
Aleksandr Goloborodko	Ren Boz
Valerij Panarin	Holm