I Was a Satellite of the Sun - () is a Soviet feature dramatic science-fiction film of 1959 with animation elements.
Story
The story is told as an autobiography of the astronaut character Andrew, and set in the future, where space flight is common.
Scientist/Astronaut Petrovich pioneers the way to the Sun, but his spacecraft is never heard from again. Later, Andrew's laboratory investigates means of protection from deadly radiation. Andrew repeats Petrovich's journey, and risks his life to rescue an orbiting science laboratory, which holds the solution to the problem.
Altered matter near the Sun is responsible for deadly radiation.
Animated scenes explain orbital dynamics, auroras, solar radiation, and other scientific topics.
The first panel reads:
Cast
P. Makhotin - Andrew, a young scientist V. Ymelyanov - Igor Petrovich, Andrew's father G. Shamshurin - Sergei Ivanovich A. Shamshurin - Andrew as young child
In episodes
N. Vishnevskaya G. Vitsin K. Erofeev P. Samarin
Uncredited
Felix Jaworski - astronaut Mikhail Mayorov
Crew
Writers: V. Kapitanovsky, V. Shreyberg Producer: V. Morgenstern Operators: O. Samutsevich, G. Lyakhovich Music: A Sevastiyanov Artist: L. Chibisov Editor: G. Fradkin Director: Yu. Merkulov Art Director: L. Model' Operator: M. Lruya Recording: B. Pekker Conductor: V. Smirnov Production manager: B. Rodin Animation: Soyuzmultfilm studios Animation V. Al'tshullev L. Akimov M. Galkin A. Klopotoviskij V. Nikitchenko A. Sokolov V. Sholina Yu. Xolin
Scientific consultants
A. M. Kasatkin V. N. Komarov
Related facts
The parts of the film correspond to a 300m maximum length for 35mm film rolls standardized in the Soviet Union;Film Parts entry from Russian Wikipedia the seven parts of this film amount to 1816.7 m.
References
External links (Russian)
Я был спутником Солнца article at "Советская кинофантастика"