Mars (1968 film)
Mars (Russian: Марс) - soviet science education and science fiction film produced and directed by Pavel Klushantsev.
| Mars | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Pavel Klushantsev, A. Belyavskaya, I. Pavljuchenko, Z. Gajlan (special effects) |
| Produced by | Pavel Klushantsev |
| Written by | Pavel Klushantsev |
| Music by | Stanislav Pozhlakov |
| Cinematography | Arkady Klimov |
| Edited by | I. Zyrin |
Production company | |
Release date | 1968 |
Running time | 50 min. |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian |
Story
Like the previous film Luna produced by Klushantsev, the film Mars was created at the intersection of educational science films and science-fiction. It consists of seven pieces, which tell (based on scientific understanding of the 1960s) of the physical conditions on planet Mars, the possibility of life on Mars and what forms it might take, of Martian canals and "seas" of the Red Planet.
In addition, the film includes the director's fantasy hypothetical forms of life on mars, and of the exploration and colonization of Mars in the near future.
Crew
- writer and producer — P. Klushantsev .
- operator — A. Klimov.
- art directors — B. Alexandrov, I. Egorov
- animation director — Z. Gaylan
- special effects operators — A. Romanenko, L. Doctorov
- special effects artist — Z. Mironova
- composer — S. Pozhlakov
- recordist — P. Levitin
- assistant director — A. Belyavskaya, I. Pavlyuchenko
- operator assistants — A. Gubachev, E. Ostriches
- mounting — T. Berstakova
- editor — I. Zyrin
- directors painting — I. Gol'din, G. Novi
Consultants
- Academician AN USSR
N. P. Barabashov - Dr. biol. sci
A. C. Grushvickij - Dr. biol. sci
L. K. Lozina-Lozinskij - Dr. geol.-min. sci
C. A. Cerpuhov - Dr. tech. sci
M. K. Tihonravov - Dr. med. sci
C. A. Yazdovskij - cand. biol. sci
L. Ju. Budancev - cand. phys.-math. sci
A. N. Dadaev - cand. phys.-math. sci
K. A. Ljubarskij
Art features
Filmed in typical Klushantsev manner, and synthesizes the two genres — science education movies and science-fiction fantasy.
In the film both animation and special effects techniques are applied.
Specifications
- The usual format
- color
Links
- Mars (1968) entry at IMDB
- Е. В. Харитонов, А. В. Щербак-Жуков (2003): Марс at "Fandom"
- Марс video on YouTube