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Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet (1965)

Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet (1965)

Science Fiction Adventure
Release Date: 1965, August 1
Directors: Curtis Harrington
Countries: United States of America
Production: Roger Corman Productions, American-International Television (AIP-TV), American-International Television (AIP-TV)
Cast: Faith Domergue, Basil Rathbone, John Bix

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

robot space exploration astronaut carnivorous plant outer space pterodactyl alien civilization venus the planet