Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet poster
4.1/10 1965 1h 18m Released

In 2020, after the colonization of the moon, the spaceships Vega, Sirius and Capella are launched from Lunar Station 7. They are to explore Venus under the command of Professor Hartman, but an asteroid collides and explodes Capella. The leader ship Vega stays orbiting and sends the astronauts Kern and Sherman with the robot John to the surface of Venus, but they have problems with communication with Dr. Marsha Evans in Vega. The Sirius lands in Venus and Commander Brendan Lockhart, Andre Ferneau and Hans Walter explore the planet and are attacked by prehistoric animals. They use a vehicle to seek Kern and Sherman while collecting samples from the planet. Meanwhile John helps the two cosmonauts to survive in the hostile land. Re-edited version of Soviet sci-fi Planet of Storms (1962) by Pavel Klushantsev, dubbed into English with additional scenes.

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Top Cast

Basil Rathbone
Basil Rathbone
Prof. Hartman, Lunar 7
Faith Domergue
Faith Domergue
Dr. Marsha Evans, Vega
John Bix
John Bix
John the Robot
Marc Shannon
Marc Shannon
Christopher Brand
Christopher Brand
Lewis Keane
Lewis Keane
Gennadi Vernov
Gennadi Vernov
Andre Ferneau - Sirius (archive footage)
Georgi Zhzhyonov
Georgi Zhzhyonov
Hans Walters - Sirius (archive footage)

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CinemaSerf 4/10

Neither Basil Rathbone nor Faith Domergue were actually in the original version of this Soviet tale of space exploration to Venus where dinosaurs really do rule. The print I saw had chroma-phase issues which dated it more than it deserved, I thought. It's not a great film, but is eerily suspenseful. "John" the robot could be a distant cousin of "Robby"; it's got a cool hover-Lada and the monsters are pretty much of…

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FAQ about Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet

What is Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet about?
In 2020, after the colonization of the moon, the spaceships Vega, Sirius and Capella are launched from Lunar Station 7. They are to explore Venus under the command of Professor Hartman, but an asteroid collides and explodes Capella. The leader ship Vega stays orbiting and sends…
When was Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet released?
Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet was released in 1965.
What genres does Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet belong to?
Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet is categorised as Science Fiction, Adventure.
Who stars in Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet?
The cast of Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet includes Basil Rathbone, Faith Domergue, John Bix, Marc Shannon, Christopher Brand.