The Sky Calls

This movie follows the crew of the spaceship Homeland, preparing for the first manned mission to Mars. When an American ship, Typhoon, rushes to beat them and suffers a critical malfunction, the Soviets divert their mission to attempt a rescue. Stranded on the asteroid Icarus with depleted fuel, the cosmonauts await a desperate rescue mission that may cost another crew their lives.

Directors

Aleksandr Kozyr, Mikhail Karyukov

Writers

Evgeniy Pomeshchikov, Aleksey Sazonov

Released

September 12, 1959

Language

Russian