I Was a Sputnik of the Sun

Drama, Science Fiction

🎬 Critics Choice Nominee

Director Viktor Morgenshtern

Status Released

Release Date 1959-04-13

Storyline

Soviet Scientist 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 offers his life to rescue an orbiting science laboratory, which holds the solution to the problem.