Star Crash - Stars in a duel
Movie | |
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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 |
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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 | |
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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 |
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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
- Star Crash - star in a duel in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Star Crash - Stars in a duel at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Star Crash - Stars in a duel. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ 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. "
- ↑ Star Crash - Stars in a duel. In: synchronkartei.de. German synchronous file , accessed on April 4, 2019 .