Princess of Mars (2009)

Directed by

Mark Atkins

Genre

science fiction film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

PG

Rating

4.1 of 10 from 45 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A soldier is transported to a desert planet where he gets caught up in a conflict between local tribes. The film is a cheaply made adaptation of the classic novel that inspired Avatar.

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What happens

Princess of Mars (also released on DVD as John Carter of Mars) is a 2009 direct-to-DVD science fiction film made by American independent studio The Asylum, loosely based on the Edgar Rice Burroughs novel A Princess of Mars (1917). The film's promotional art mentions how the original story inspired some elements of the James Cameron film Avatar (2009), but neither the credits nor promotional material mention Edgar Rice Burroughs. It is not to be confused with the higher-budget science fantasy film John Carter (2012), which is a direct adaptation of the novel. In the UK, the film was released with the title The Martian Colony Wars, and in other international markets (such as Japan) with the title Avatar of Mars. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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