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Also known as Aelita: Queen of Mars, aelita:Queen of Mars

1924 film by Yakov Protazanov

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A young man travels to Mars in a rocket ship, where he leads a popular uprising against the ruling group with the support of Queen Aelita, who has fallen in love with him after watching him through a telescope.

Released: 1924-09-24111 minDir: Yakov ProtazanovScience Fiction, Drama, Fantasy

Cast

  • Yuliya Solntseva as Aelita, Queen of Mars
  • Igor Ilyinsky as Kravtsov - amateur sleuth
  • Nikolai Tseretelli as Evguieni Spiridinov
  • Nikolai Batalov as Gusev, Red Army Soldier
  • Vera Orlova as Nurse Masha, Gusev's Wife
  • Valentina Kuindzhi as Natasha, Los' Wife (as Vera Kuindzhi)

Themes

  • planet mars
  • silent film

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Key facts

Directed by
Yakov Protazanov
Written by
Fedor Ozep
Starring
Nikolai Tseretelli Valentina Kuindzhi Yulia Solntseva Pavel Pol Igor Ilyinsky Nikolai Batalov Vera Orlova
Cinematography
Emil Schünemann , Yuri Zhelyabuzhsky
Production company
Mezhrabpom-Rus
Release date
25 September 1924 ( 1924-09-25 )
Running time
113 minutes
Country
Soviet Union
Languages
Silent film , Russian intertitles

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Encyclopedic overview

Aelita: Queen of Mars with English intertitles

Aelita (Russian: Аэли́та, pronounced [ɐɛˈlʲitə]), also known as Aelita: Queen of Mars, is a 1924 Soviet silent science fiction film directed by Yakov Protazanov and produced at the Mezhrabpom-Rus film studio. It was based on Alexei Tolstoy's 1923 novel of the same name. Nikolai Tseretelli and Valentina Kuindzhi were cast in leading roles.

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