Star Crash - Stars in a duel

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Movie
German title Star Crash - Stars in a duel
Original title Scontri stellari oltre la terza dimensione,
Starcrash
Country of production Italy , United States
original language English , Italian
Publishing year 1978
length 97 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
Rod
Director Luigi Cozzi
script Luigi Cozzi,
Nat Wachsberger
production Nat Wachsberger,
Patrick Wachsberger
music John Barry
camera Paul Beeson ,
Roberto D'Ettorre Piazzoli
cut Sergio Montanari
occupation
synchronization

Star Crash - Stars in a Duel (original title: Scontri stellari oltre la terza dimensione ) is an Italian-American science fiction film from 1978. Director Luigi Cozzi , who worked on the script under his pseudonym Lewis Coates, created, as in Italian Cinema common at that time, a plagiarism of an international box office hit, Star Wars from 1977. In the Federal Republic of Germany, the film was released on December 21, 1978 in the cinema.

action

Stella Star and her partner Akton operate as smugglers. The chief of the galactic police force, Thor, has taken her lead. He is supported by the robot Elle. The smugglers can be captured, but the galactic emperor releases them again. To do this, they should help him find a missing spaceship.

The missing spaceship was looking for the evil Count Zarth Arn, who developed a super weapon. On board was Simon, the ruler's only son. Stella and her companions begin the search and cruise through space. You will visit several planets including one that is populated by Amazons. The group reaches an ice planet. There Thor proves himself to be a follower of Zarth Arns and is killed by Akton. On a planet inhabited by cavemen, they discover an escape pod from the missing spaceship. Stella runs into Simon. Inside the planet is the Count's secret base.

Now it comes to a fight with the count. The emperor is defeated by Zarth Arn, but Stella and the robot Elle can destroy the count's fortress, whereby the villain comes to an end. In the end, Simon and Stella fall in love.

Premieres

  • Federal Republic of Germany: December 21, 1978
  • Italy: January 15, 1979
  • United States: March 9, 1979

Reviews

The lexicon of international films judged the film to be a “lengthy science fiction film without highlights in terms of staging and trickery” and that it was “also awkward in terms of acting”. The Time Out film guide described the film as a “trash spectacle with enviable casualness and a striking disregard for the laws of nature”.

On September 15, 2017, the film was shown as part of the Tele 5 series The Worst Films of All Time .

Awards

In 1980 the film was nominated for the Saturn Award in the category Best Foreign Contribution , which existed only this year .

synchronization

Except for David Hasselhoff, Marjoe Gortner and Christopher Plummer, all actors have been re-dubbed in the English version.

Role name actor German speaker
Stella Star Caroline Munro Heidi Fischer
Acton Marjoe Gortner Jürgen Clausen
Emperor Christopher Plummer Holger Hagen
Simon David Hasselhoff Ivar Combrinck
Thor Robert Tessier Gernot Duda
Count Zarth Arn Joe Spinel Herbert Weicker
Cubit Judd Hamilton Leo Bardischewski
Corelia, queen of the Amazons Nadia Cassini Dagmar Heller

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Star Crash - Stars in a duel. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used 
  2. ↑ Starcrash Review. Movie Reviews - Film - Time Out London. In: timeout.com. Time Out Group Plc, accessed on April 3, 2019 (English, excerpt from the original quote): "A trash-addict sci-fi spectacular from AIP in which Stella Star (Munro) and sundry buddies leap millions of light years around the universe, with enviable nonchalance and a distinct lack of consideration for the laws of nature. "
  3. ↑ Star Crash - Stars in a duel. In: synchronkartei.de. German synchronous file , accessed on April 4, 2019 .