Lost in space

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Movie
German title Lost in space
Original title Marooned
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1969
length 124 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
Rod
Director John Sturges
script Mayo Simon
book: Martin Caidin
production MJ Frankovich
Frank Capra Jr.
camera Daniel L. Fapp
cut Walter Thompson
occupation

Lost in Space is an American science fiction film from 1969. Directed by John Sturges .

action

The three astronauts Jim Pruett, Clayton Stone and Buzz Lloyd are launched into orbit with a Saturn V rocket . There they connect to the Saturn 4B room laboratory to work there for seven months and to test the effects of weightlessness on people. After four months, the crew is showing increasing signs of exhaustion, especially Buzz Lloyd no longer seems to be able to withstand the stress in space . The chief of the space agency, Charles Keith, gives the order to bring the men back to earth.

When the Ironman One capsule is about to enter the earth's atmosphere , the brake rockets fail and there is too little fuel for other maneuvers . The oxygen for the three men is only sufficient for 42 hours. When the situation seems hopeless, the experienced astronaut Ted Dougherty makes the proposal to send an X-RV rescue glider to Ironman One with a Titan IIIC rocket , and thus save the men from certain death by suffocation . Keith rigorously rejects the plan because the time window is too short to ensure the rescue mission goes safely. Ultimately, Keith is personally instructed by the President to undertake the risky maneuver in order to be able to say in public that everything possible has been done to save the three astronauts.

While the rocket is being prepared for launch and Dougherty is practicing the mission in the simulator, a hurricane approaches the coast and threatens to let the company fail. In space, the situation escalated briefly when Lloyd threatened to go nuts after the three astronauts had said goodbye to their wives as a precaution. The start of the rescue glider was delayed by the hurricane and finally succeeded with flying through the eye of the cyclone.

Due to the start delay, the oxygen supply in the Ironman One has become scarce. Keith suggests that Pruett sacrifice one of the men to save the other two. Pruett, on the other hand, sacrifices himself in a simulated attempt to repair the defective brake rocket. Surprisingly, a Russian Vostok capsule swings into orbit of Ironman One . The pilot comes out of the hatch of his spaceship with a supply hose. Stone and Lloyd leave Ironman One, severely scarred by a lack of oxygen . Stone wants to let Lloyd slide over to the Russian, but misses this. In the meantime Dougherty has arrived with the rescue glider, the Russian pilot shows him the position of the drifting Lloyd. Dougherty can reach and rescue him with his jetpack . The Russian has since entered Ironman One and supplied Stone with oxygen. Dougherty finally brings both colleagues back to Earth safely.

background

  • The budget of the film was about 8 million US dollars .
  • No music is heard throughout the film to underline the semi-documentary style of the film.
  • The last film by cameraman Daniel L. Fapp is lost in space , after which he ended his career in Hollywood . He had previously worked with John Sturges on Sprengte Ketten (1963) and Eisstation Zebra (1968).
  • Reality caught up with the film a year later when the Apollo 13 mission got into trouble and its crew was rescued under dramatic circumstances.

Reviews

  • The film observer wrote in 1970: An exciting and informative film from the world of tomorrow, in which human daring triumphs over technology. A well thought-out script, good direction and convincing acting as well as excellent trick technique and excellent color camera work recommend the film for all viewers.
  • Erwin Schaar from film-dienst wrote: This is reminiscent of various US information strips about the army, but they have a similar ideology in a fatal way.
  • Lexicon of international film : Technically sophisticated, exciting adventure film with a science fiction element. Amazingly realistic, but with clear weaknesses in the drawing of the characters.

Awards

At the 1970 Academy Awards , the film was nominated in the categories of Best Cinematography, Best Sound and Best Visual Effects, for which Robie Robinson was then also awarded the Oscar.

Premieres

  • USA 10th November 1969
  • Germany February 27, 1970

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Lexicon of Science Fiction Films
  2. ↑ Lost in space. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used