Battle Beyond the Sun (1959)
English-dubbed and re-edited version of the 1959 Soviet film Nebo Zovyot. Acquired by Roger Corman and reworked by a young Francis Ford Coppola, the film relocates its Cold War “space race” to a fictional future where rival nations—North Hemis and South Hemis—compete to reach Mars first. When one crew’s mission goes awry, their rivals risk their own flight to attempt a daring rescue nearthe Martian moons, where strange cosmic dangers await.
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
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Ivan Pereverzev as Yevgeny Petrovich Kornev |
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Aleksandr Shvorin as Craig Matthews |
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Konstantin Bartashevich as Robert Clark |
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Gurgen Tonunts as Verst (Capt. Torrance - US) |
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Valentin Chernyak as Somov (Paul Clinton - US) |
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Viktor Dobrovolsky as Demchenko (Commander Daniels - US) |
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Aleksandra Popova as Korneva (Dr. Ruth Gordon - US) |
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Taisiya Lytvynenko as Lena |
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Sergey Filimonov as Troyan - Journalist |
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Mikhail Belousov as Chief of Rescue Staff |
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Linda Barrett as Voice |
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Maria Samoilova as Clark's mother |
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Larisa Borisenko as Olga |
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Lev Lobov as Johnson (archive footage) |
| Production | Roger Corman | Producer |
| Production | Francis Ford Coppola | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Carmine Coppola | Music |
| Production | Thomas Colchart | Producer |
| Crew | Francis Selbin | Special Effects |
| Crew | Nelson Lorin | Special Effects |
| Art | Al Locatelli | Title Designer |
| Sound | Jan Oneidas | Music |
| Directing | Francis Ford Coppola | Director |
