A Soviet expedition is gearing up to set foot on Mars. Dreading to finish second place, a US ship sets out for the Red Planet, leaving its serious mechanical issues unresolved. When their opponents find themselves in a deadly predicament, the Soviet cosmonauts make a detour to save them, running thus out of fuel and ending up deserted on a passerby asteroid. A sci-fi benchmark of the Cold War space conquest frenzy that cries out a message of humanity and brotherhood.
The Sky Calls
Nebo Zovyot
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- Direction: Mikhail Karyukov
- Script: Alexei Sazonov, Evgeniya Pomeschikov, Mikhail Karyukov
- Cinematography: Nikolai Kulchitskii
- Editing: L. Mkhitaryyanch
- Sound: Georgij Parahnikov
- Music: Julij Meitus
- Actors: Ivan Pereverzev, Alexandr Shvoryn, Constantine Bartashevich, Gurgen Tonunts, Valentin Chernyak, Viktor Dobrovolsky, Alexandra "Alla" Popova
- Production: Dovzhenko Film Studio
- Sets: Yuri Shvets
- Format: Prores
- Color: Color
- Production Country: USSR
- Production Year: 1959
- Duration: 71'
- Contact: Dovzhenko Film Studio
Mikhail Karyukov
Mikhail Karykov was an Odessa-born Soviet director, screenwriter, and cinematographer. He graduated from the Odessa State College of Cinema and worked as a special effects designer in many films. He was the head cinematographer of the renowned Odessa Film Studio.
Filmography
1941 Mysterious Island
1955 The Shadow Near the Pier
1959 The Sky Calls (co-directed)
1963 A Dream Come True
Aleksandr Kozyr
Aleksandr Kozyr was a Kiev-born director and producer. He was a graduate of the National University of Film and Theater in his hometown. He was the head of the Kiev film studio “Alexander Dovzhenko”.
Filmography
1953 Admiral
1957 Far and Near (co-directed)
1959 The Sky Calls (co-directed)
