Himmelskibet(1918 Danish science fiction film)Public Domain Media

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Himmelskibet, Excelsior / A Trip to Mars / Das Himmelschiff is a 1918 Danish film about a trip to Mars. In 2006, the film was restored and re-released on DVD by the Danish Film Institute.

Phil Hardy says it is "the film that marked the beginning of the space opera subgenre of science fiction," but notes that Denmark did not make another science fiction film until Reptilicus in 1962.[1]

Contents

1Cast

2Production crew

3See also

4References

5External links

5.1Programme in Danish with pictures

Cast[edit]

Gunnar Tolnæs as Avanti Planetaros - Captain of the Space Ship

Zanny Petersen as Corona, Avanti's Sister

Nicolai Neiiendam as Professor Planetaros, Astronomer

Alf Blütecher as Dr. Krafft, Avanti's Friend

Svend Kornbeck as David Dane, American

Philip Bech as Martian leader - Wise Man

Lilly Jacobson as Marya, Martian Leader's Daughter

Frederik Jacobsen as Professor Dubius

Production crew[edit]

Production Design by Carlo Jacobsen

Art Direction by Axel Bruun
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