Himmelskibet (1918)

Directed by

Holger-Madsen

Genre

fantasy film, silent film, science fiction film

Country

Denmark

Runtime

1h 37m

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 34 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Danish scientist builds a spaceship and travels to Mars. There he finds a peaceful civilization and tries to bring their message of harmony back to Earth.

pioneeringidealisticserenedatedwhimsicalmelancholicquietcontemplative

What happens

A Trip to Mars (Danish: Himmelskibet, or Heaven Ship) is a 1918 Danish film about a trip to Mars. In 2006, the film was restored and released on DVD by the Danish Film Institute. Phil Hardy says it is "the film that marked the beginning of the space opera subgenre of science fiction," but notes that Denmark did not make another science fiction film until Reptilicus in 1961. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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