The Astronauts (1959)
Overview
An inventor builds a homemade spacecraft, and uses it to have various adventures, including peeping at women, visiting ‘human’ planets, and becoming involved in intergalactic warfare.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | fr |
| Popularity | 2.114 |
Directed By
Walerian Borowczyk
Chris Marker
Crew
Walerian Borowczyk
Chris Marker
Andrzej Markowski
Walerian Borowczyk
Walerian Borowczyk
Andrzej Markowski
Jasmine Chasney
Anatole Dauman
Jean Tappou
René Renault
Daniel Harispe
TOP CAST
Michel Boschet
The Astronaut
Ligia Branice
Woman at the Window
Anatole Dauman
The Chauffeur
Philippe Lifchitz
The Tyrant
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