A Trip to Mars

Himmelskibet, Excelsior / A Trip to Mars / Das Himmelschiff is a 1918 Danish film about a trip to Mars. In 2006, the film was restored and re-released on DVD by the Danish Film Institute.

Himmelskibet
Advertisement in Motion Picture News, 1920
Directed byHolger-Madsen
Written bySophus Michaelis (the novel Himmelskibet)
adapted by Ole Olsen
StarringGunnar Tolnæs
Zanny Petersen
Nicolai Neiiendam
Alf Blütecher
Svend Kornbeck
Philip Bech
Lilly Jacobson
Frederik Jacobsen
CinematographyFrederik Fuglsang
Louis Larsen
Distributed byNordisk Films Kompagni
Release date
  • 22 February 1918 (1918-02-22)
Running time
81 minutes
LanguagesSilent film
Danish intertitles

Phil Hardy says it is "the film that marked the beginning of the space opera subgenre of science fiction," but notes that Denmark did not make another science fiction film until Reptilicus in 1961.[1]

Cast

  • Gunnar Tolnæs as Avanti Planetaros - Captain of the Space Ship
  • Zanny Petersen as Corona, Avanti's Sister
  • Nicolai Neiiendam as Professor Planetaros, Astronomer
  • Alf Blütecher as Dr. Krafft, Avanti's Friend
  • Svend Kornbeck as David Dane, American
  • Philip Bech as Martian leader - Wise Man
  • Lilly Jacobson as Marya, Martian Leader's Daughter
  • Frederik Jacobsen as Professor Dubius

Production crew

  • Production Design by Carlo Jacobsen
  • Art Direction by Axel Bruun

See also

References

  1. Phil Hardy. The Overlook Film Encyclopedia: Science Fiction. New York: The Overlook Press, 1994, pp. 56-57

Programme in Danish with pictures


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