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Ikarie XB 1
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Directed by Jindrich Polak
This futuristic science fiction adventure begins on Earth, where the world is united under one government. A rocket ship is launched to explore the far reaches of outer space. The crew discovers a disabled rocket ship with a dead American aboard and live nuclear weapons in the storage area. One man goes insane because of claustrophobia as the crew goes about the completion of their mission with a comical robot. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
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Sci-Fi at it's finest
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"I wish I could do more to share this one with people. It deserves to be hunted down and savored. It is in Czech and served to inspire many classic sci-fi movies that followed. This is not a space battle sort of sci-fi, but a contemplative story. 40 earthlings on a voyage to the Alpha Centauri system, the sun's nearest neighbor. They are searching for life. They discover themselves, their evolving humanity, the horrors of the past, the hope for the future. A world weary optimism. At one point, a " [More]
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"I don't know that these are my favorite endings, but they did surprise me. All are Sci Fi: A Boy and His Dog. As to why, well, last minute taboos always surprise me. A more obscure one would be Ikarie XB-1. This is the opposite sort of ending where I am surprised by a charming bit of humanity I had not expected.The Thing. And here is the synthesis. Human or not human? Enigma sometimes works as resolution. " [More]
 

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