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Himmelskibet, Excelsior / A Trip to Mars / Das Himmelschiff is a 1918 Danish film about a trip to Mars. In 2006, the film was restored and re-released on DVD by the Danish Film Institute.

This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (November 2016)

Himmelskibet
Advertisement in Motion Picture News, 1920
Directed by	Holger-Madsen
Written by	Sophus Michaelis (the novel Himmelskibet) adapted by Ole Olsen
Starring	Gunnar Tolnæs Zanny Petersen Nicolai Neiiendam Alf Blütecher Svend Kornbeck Philip Bech Lilly Jacobson Frederik Jacobsen
Cinematography	Frederik Fuglsang Louis Larsen
Distributed by	Nordisk Films Kompagni
Release date	22 February 1918 (1918-02-22)
Running time	81 minutes
Languages	Silent film Danish intertitles

Phil Hardy says it is "the film that marked the beginning of the space opera subgenre of science fiction," but notes that Denmark did not make another science fiction film until Reptilicus in 1961.[1]

Cast

• Gunnar Tolnæs as Avanti Planetaros - Captain of the Space Ship
• Zanny Petersen as Corona, Avanti's Sister
• Nicolai Neiiendam as Professor Planetaros, Astronomer
• Alf Blütecher as Dr. Krafft, Avanti's Friend
• Svend Kornbeck as David Dane, American
• Philip Bech as Martian leader - Wise Man
• Lilly Jacobson as Marya, Martian Leader's Daughter
• Frederik Jacobsen as Professor Dubius

Production crew

• Production Design by Carlo Jacobsen
• Art Direction by Axel Bruun

See also

• List of films set on Mars
• Human mission to Mars

References

External links

• Himmelskibet at IMDb
• Himmelskibet on YouTube
• Plot summary

Programme in Danish with pictures

• Himmelskibet

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