Poland / May 25, 1979
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Pirx, an experienced pilot, is hired to go on a top-secret mission to evaluate some 'nonlinears' (an experimental model of android) for use as crewmembers on future space flights. Pirx and this intriguing crew are sent out to launch two satellites into the rings of Saturn, but he is determined to find out and identify a hostile unhuman coworker among them.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Igor Przegrodzki | McCuirre |
| Faime Jurno | |
| Zygmunt Bielawski | Tech Companies Representative |
| Janusz Bylczyński | Judge |
| Adam Cieślak | |
| Edmund Fetting | Prosecutor |
| Józef Fryźlewicz | Defense Attorney |
| Marek Idziński | Court Member |
| Mieczysław Janowski | Mitchell |
| Z. Jurkowski | |
| Jerzy Kaliszewski | Android Creator |
| Eugeniusz Kujawski | Court Member |
| Ewa Lejczak | |
| Erwin Nowiaszak | United Atomic Laboratory CEO |
| Henryk Talar | Tom Novak (voice) (uncredited) |
Genres
Science FictionDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Test pilota Pirxa |
| Original language | Polski (PL) |
| Spoken languages | Eesti, Polski, Pусский |
| Production countries | Poland, Soviet Union |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Dovzhenko Film Studios, Tallinnfilm, PRF "Zespoły Filmowe" |
| Release date | 25 maggio 1979 |
| Writer | Vladimir Valutskiy, Marek Piestrak, Stanisław Lem |
| Editing | Roman Kolski |
| Cinematography | Janusz Pawłowski, Stefan Kurzyp, Rene Levoll, Wiesław Pyda, Aleksandr Pastukhov |
| Assistant directors | Airi Kasera, Mieczysław Janowski, Mieczyslaw Kobek, Marek Piestrak |
| Lighting | Mieczysław Sitarz |
| Camera operators | Wiesław Pyda, Stefan Kurzyp, Rene Levoll, Janusz Pawłowski, Aleksandr Pastukhov |
| Additional photography | Stefan Kurzyp, Rene Levoll, Wiesław Pyda, Janusz Pawłowski, Aleksandr Pastukhov |
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| Production design | Victor Zhylko, Jerzy Śnieżawski, Priit Vaher |
| Art direction | Victor Zhylko, Jerzy Śnieżawski, Priit Vaher |
| Set decoration | Priit Vaher, Jerzy Śnieżawski, Victor Zhylko |
| Visual effects | Viktor Deminskiy |
| Music | Arvo Pärt, Kadi Müür, Eugeniusz Rudnik, Aleksander Gołębiowski, Henryk Szurkowski, Zygmunt Nowak |
| Sound | Kadi Müür, Eugeniusz Rudnik, Aleksander Gołębiowski, Henryk Szurkowski, Zygmunt Nowak, Arvo Pärt |
| Costume design | Helve Halla, Alicja Wasilewska, Aita Levoll, Maria Maziarz |
| Makeup | Aita Levoll, Maria Maziarz, Helve Halla, Alicja Wasilewska |
| Hairstyling | Helve Halla, Aita Levoll, Alicja Wasilewska, Maria Maziarz |
Release dates
Theatrical release
XG / Jun 19, 1981
TV
Germany / Jan 04, 1984 / 12 / TV premiere
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