Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet
1965 | 78m | English
Popularity: 0.8 (history)
| Director: | Curtis Harrington |
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| Writer: | Curtis Harrington |
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| In 2020, after the colonization of the moon, the spaceships Vega, Sirius and Capella are launched from Lunar Station 7. They are to explore Venus under the command of Professor Hartman, but an asteroid collides and explodes Capella. The leader ship Vega stays orbiting and sends the astronauts Kern and Sherman with the robot John to the surface of Venus, but they have problems with communication with Dr. Marsha Evans in Vega. The Sirius lands in Venus and Commander Brendan Lockhart, Andre Ferneau and Hans Walter explore the planet and are attacked by prehistoric animals. They use a vehicle to seek Kern and Sherman while collecting samples from the planet. Meanwhile John helps the two cosmonauts to survive in the hostile land. Re-edited version of Soviet sci-fi Planet of Storms (1962) by Pavel Klushantsev, dubbed into English with additional scenes. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 01, 1965 |
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| Director: | Curtis Harrington |
| Writer: | Curtis Harrington |
| Genres: | Adventure, Science Fiction |
| Keywords | carnivorous plant, robot, astronaut, venus the planet, pterodactyl, space exploration, alien civilization, outer space |
| Production Companies | Roger Corman Productions, American-International Television (AIP-TV) |
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Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Basil Rathbone | Prof. Hartman, Lunar 7 |
| Faith Domergue | Dr. Marsha Evans, Vega |
| John Bix | John the Robot |
| Marc Shannon | |
| Christopher Brand | |
| Lewis Keane |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Curtis Harrington | Writer, Director |
| Vilis Lapenieks | Director of Photography |
| William Condos | Makeup Artist |
| George Spicer | Hairstylist |
| Ronald Stein | Original Music Composer |
| Leo H. Shreve | Editor |
| Leon Smith | Set Decoration |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Stephanie Rothman | Associate Producer |
| George Edwards | Producer |
| Roger Corman | Executive Producer |
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Neither Basil Rathbone nor Faith Domergue were actually in the original version of this Soviet tale of space exploration to Venus where dinosaurs really do rule. The print I saw had chroma-phase issues which dated it more than it deserved, I thought. It's not a great film, but is eerily suspenseful. ... "John" the robot could be a distant cousin of "Robby"; it's got a cool hover-Lada and the monsters are pretty much of the time. The audio is rotten though, the dialogue is quite difficult to make out - particularly as they spend much of the movie in space helmets. The inserted dialogue from the two stars is clearly to interest English language audiences but the nature of their editing means the contributions add next to nothing to the actual storyline. Looks like it was filmed in an old quarry somewhere - and actually that helps it's authenticity. Think Jon Pertwee "Dr. Who"!