To the Stars by Hard Ways
1981 · 148 min · Director: Richard Viktorov, Nikolay Viktorov
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The lone survivor of a derelict spaceship is brought to Earth to recuperate and regain her lost memories. Given the name Neeya, a series of events triggers her telekinetic powers and a number of flashbacks that reveal her origins on the planet Dessa. A human spaceship returns her to Dessa. The planet is found to be in ecological ruin and run by a businessman who intends to keep it that way. The crew of the ship, aided by their robot and Neeya's powers, defeat a monster unleashed against them. They repair the planet's ecosystem and Neeya remains to help rebuild Dessa while the crew returns to Earth.
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To the Stars by Hard Ways (1981) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Awe 30%, Inspiration 25%, Excitement 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Awe30%
- Inspiration25%
- Excitement20%
- Curiosity15%
- Hope10%
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Cast
Sergei Lebedev
Maria Pavlovna
Petr Petrovich
Professor Klimov
Dreier
Navigator Kolotin
Ambassador Rakan
Turanchoks
Glan
Selena
Liy
Professor Pryul (voice)
Member of the contract's committee
Details
- Directed by
- Richard Viktorov, Nikolay Viktorov
- Written by
- Richard Viktorov, Kir Bulychyov
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1981
- Runtime
- 148 min
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Genres
- Sci-Fi
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Awe
- Data updated
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