The Sky Calls

(1959)

★ 3.6 IMDb · 15 votes

Genres: Sci-Fi

Year: 1959

Runtime: 77 мин

Country: Soviet Union

Director: Александр Козырь, Михаил Карюков

Cast: Иван Переверзев, Гурген Тонунц, Александр Шворин, Константин Барташевич, Лариса Борисенко, Валентин Черняк, Виктор Добровольский, Александра Попова, Таисия Литвиненко, Лев Лобов

Plot

This movie follows the crew of the spaceship Homeland, preparing for the first manned mission to Mars. When an American ship, Typhoon, rushes to beat them and suffers a critical malfunction, the Soviets divert their mission to attempt a rescue. Stranded on the asteroid Icarus with depleted fuel, the cosmonauts await a desperate rescue mission that may cost another crew their lives.