Planet of Storms
1962 · 82 min · ★ 5.6 · Science Fiction
Soviet cosmonauts land on the planet Venus and find it teeming with life, some of it dangerous.
Directed by Pavel Klushantsev · Written by Aleksandr Kazantsev
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Georgi Zhzhyonov Bobrov -
Yuriy Sarantsev Scherba -
Georgiy Teykh Dr. Kern -
Kyunna Ignatova Masha - G Gennadi Vernov Alyosha
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2h 51m together
A close match in mood and era.
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