Battle Beyond The Sun (1962) sci fi movie

Battle Beyond The Sun 1963 full movie. Retro Sci fi movie set in the distant future, two nations are involved in a space race to be the first to land on Mars. Released by Roger Corman in the USA, This HD version of the Russian science fiction film "Nebo Zovyot" (1959) was re edited in 1962 and also added new footage directed by an unknown Francis Ford Coppola. - Broken Trout -

[@Agent77X]

These retro movies are much better then today’s movies!😊

[@leo-unddieAnderen]

Definitely agreed👍

[@wayne9094]

My life would have been so boring without Sci Fi . Was already hooked on it at 4 years old .And am retired now .And still enjoy Sci Fi now .

[@andyminter7692]

Ya me too. What is so funny about it all. They make this up in the movies and years later man has made it to work.

[@wayne9094]

@@andyminter7692 like in the original Star Trek .Talking to the ship with what looks like a flip cellphone .Or asking the computer how far to a certain planet .Which we can do with voice google .And the lasers .Which Japan had made the most powerful laser .Blowing a hole threw the hood of a car a mile away a few years ago .All those things were just fantasy in the early 60s .Now reality .I like the alien monster attack movies But personally don't think whatever those crafts coming from space are want to destroy earth .Even though I love those type movies .Sci Fi is great .

[@VirgilTStone]

A lot of us are just like you.

[@mnicholson66]

I ditto that.

[@mrscottygreenwood]

Nine yrs old and i was reading the screenplay to Alien,watching space 1999 and making my own laser pistol out of glue and cardboard

[@frankreynolds445]

The people who did the music for a lot of these classic 1950s and 1960s movies deserve a Oscar. The music helps elevate these movies even more.

[@jerrypolverino6025]

Excellent sets. Good production. Wonderful miniatures. This is worth watching. I’m 77 years old and I have never ground the slightest bit tired of science fiction.

[@rm-gh1co]

You will be interested to Google this film. It was originally a Russian production. Then Coppola remastered it and changed it around a bit. Who would have thought?

[@Pappacool]

I just love these mid 20th century Sci-Fi films. I really cut my teeth on these every Saturday afternoon matinee. All great fun for a mere $.50 and a bag of popcorn.

[@ladymecha8718]

I love finding these old flicks, such imagination, with so little compared today. Amazing.

[@kokomo9764]

I'm 68, and my life would be boring without sci-fi now.

[@godfreecharlie]

I'm 70 and yes, Scifi will keep your mind sharp and in shape! An occasional Cohiba cigar and snifter of B&B enhances the senses!

[@jamessturgeon7025]

Francis Coppola’s first real job for Roger Corman and he got his dad involved scoring the music. This is film history being made but who knew it at the time? Great stuff! Thanks for posting it!

[@mikemason746]

Coppola's career was all downhill after this gem.

[@SAnn-rf3oz]

Dementia 13

[@adrinathegreat3095]

This is a Soviet made movie from 1959, with overdubs

[@maikt904]

hm Corman has started more careers, "Galaxy of Terror" comes to mind and James Cameron's involvement into that and other projects

[@railgap]

"and he got his dad to score it" - yeah, sounds like

[@stevengill1736]

Gotta love those classic analog controls: dials, switches and glass enclosed tungsten lights everywhere! Oh, get a load a the credits too....not abbreviated.

[@Rumblegrumbler]

I saw this movie at a drive in theater in 1963 when I was 9 years old. It played right along side a Japanese produced movie, "Mothra". The musical score repeated itself in my memory for many years after. At the time I didn't comprehend the plot or progression of the story and later on could not remember the title. The music is how I identify it. At the time I noticed that the lips of the actors didn't sinc well with the words, but I figured it was just a technical problem, not that they were actually speaking Russian. I also remember my mom laughing about "The monster with a big eyeball on the end of it's tongue."

[@jamesauld5145]

Gosh, Mothra was a good one too!

[@silverwiskers7371]

last time i went to a drive in was late 70's in shreveport la, i was wondering if theres any more left anywhere ?

[@sproctor1958]

@@silverwiskers7371 One still in Ocala, Florida. I haven't been there in decades, but they now have 2 screens, and have updated to digital projectors. Still popular... apparently.

[@jerrydiem7755]

All of these drive in specials are out of sync, especially Hercules movies. with Steve Reeves.That's part of the fun.I saw Woody Allen's''Take the money and run'''at a drive in.

[@katlynlykstad5810]

@@silverwiskers7371 one in Bremerton Washington with 3 screens! 😉🙂❤️

[@bubblerap7176]

Very impressive set designs, minatures, and special effects. I've seen many sci-fi films from this era, and this is one of the better ones. Even the clothes and acting are a step up from many films of that era.

[@bobjohnson205]

And mostly Russian!

[@tinicum54]

Special music by Carmen Coppola. Carmine Valentino Coppola was an American composer, flautist, pianist, and songwriter who contributed original music to The Godfather, The Godfather Part II, Apocalypse Now, The Outsiders, and The Godfather Part III, all directed by his son Francis Ford Coppola

[@BrokenTrout]

Outstanding information @TSM Thanks!

[@JackF99]

And per the credits FFC was the assistant producer

[@userhitechnic8417]

It's Russian movies.

[@gjones7547]

Ground Control to Major Tom. Countdown commencing engines on. The model rockets are FAB. Nice Movie. Thanks. 👍

[@raphaelandrews3617]

I saw this B4 but it was in a W/B copy. It is now good to see the original version. A BIG thank you to Broken Trout.!!

[@tonyromano6220]

W/B?

[@marciaoh7056]

​@@tonyromano6220 White/Black Also known as black and white movies after color movies were invented. Its to differentiate between them.

[@jonnyqwst]

I love the aesthetic of sci fi of this era.

[@ninjabearpress2574]

Rocketships, space monsters, ray guns, and beautiful alien women who say, "Show me this thing you call love, Earth man." I can't get enough.

[@Timothy1976]

Me too

[@OdeeOz]

Holy shades of Gerry Anderson props! :O I remember watching this at Base Theater in 62. What a great era for Sci-Fi and kids imaginations that was.

[@solarisgrey]

You mean - Yuri Shvets props) 'cause this is a soviet film "The Sky is Calling"

[@luthermcgee3767]

@@solarisgrey , Agreed. I saw the red five pointed star which represent russia.

[@drjhale9801]

Really ? Impressive 🎬

[@HC-cb4yp]

@@solarisgrey Well, he didn't say WHOSE base he was on...

[@OdeeOz]

@@drjhale9801 yup, really.

[@billfoster6479]

Oh my God!! I'll never be able to look at a star wars movie again. Sci fi is all wrecked for me now.

[@mjc11a]

Enjoyable film. Nice way to spend a Saturday evening safe at home! Thanks for posting.

[@godfreecharlie]

It's now Saturday night 2024 and the movie is still entertaining anyone who wants when they want. Who could want more?

[@RetiredSchoolCook]

THANK YOU BROKEN TROUT FOR SHARING THESE MOVIES WITH US ALWAYS FUN TO WATCH THESE SPACE MOVIES

[@BrokenTrout]

You are welcome Lucy and thanks for commenting.

[@eyecomeinpeace2707]

They still believed the notion that Mars could harbor life back then, until Mariner 4 did a Martian flyby in 1965 and took photo images that revealed a heavily cratered Moonlike surface. I remember feeling let down as a kid looking at the newspaper photos. The headlines read: Mars is dead!

[@jsl151850b]

Kind of suspicious that the green areas were supposed to be summer vegetation, and the canals may or may not have been artificial. Then 20 or so polaroids later and *BANG*, craters and deserts.

[@digitalnomad9985]

Yea, Mariner made Mars look like the Moon, and interest waned. Viking made Mars look like Arizona, and interest slowly returned.

[@adriansherlockdamondark.1094]

This is a Russian sci fi movie adapted for English speaking audiences to make a few bucks. They were ahead of Hollywood to some degree in visual effects.

[@sergikoms9611]

movie is not Russian, but from the USSR, - "Nebo Zovyot" (1959) was re edited in 1962, - everything that was in the USSR was taken from America, movies too, - America has supported the USSR since 1917 and all the time.

[@garryferrington811]

Oh, BS.

[@sailingstpommedeterre4905]

Adrian Sherlock Damon Dark...Sergi Koms... Awesome...I was not awars of this fact. But one rocket in the movie did have a Red Star. Makes sense now. Thanks for the info.

[@darrelneidiffer6777]

Commie bastards....France Coppala and the rest!

[@fredneecher1746]

Yes, it was plainly a Russian movie with appalling dubs. Very dull and worthy - which was a USSR speciality. Probably made at the film studios in Kiev and bought by American International for a few cheap bucks.

[@jasong428]

If a movie is made in 1962 about world affairs in 1997 and I can watch it in 2022 and it still contains themes and images that would be deemed "futuristic" if real pretty much proves we are in a new dark age. Great movie either way. Thank you for posting.

[@jonnyqwst]

Indicates, but not proves. I suppose we were once very optimistic about mans future. 2023 just hanging around waiting to be put out of our misery

[@rm-gh1co]

If you read the history on this, it was a Russian film originally and remastered and anything referring to Russia was blocked out. Interesting

[@vindobonaification]

Ahhh, the early 60ies SciFi movies. When slow-mo was the standard speed for shooting a scifi movie. Especially for establishing shots, dialogue shots, action shots, etc... ;-)

[@richardsilva-spokane3436]

Impressive models and visual effects for the day. 👍👍👍👍

[@patrickmullane30]

2001 was made 6 years later...😉 but still visually enjoyable

[@elpreciososi1735]

@@patrickmullane30 this movie is actually from 1959 was re-edited in 1962

[@dr.frankenstein5421]

This movie is way ahead of it's time.

[@8wealthyone8]

Why?

[@andrewfrankovic6821]

60's space crafts sure came with a lot of space.

[@wekapeka3493]

I don’t want to go into space if they have music like that up there!

[@artoo45]

Amazing work for the era! The design work is excellent.

[@Onlypeachy]

I love these old movies! Thanks for sharing.

[@nrqed]

The visual effects are impressive. And one cannot help feeling that it must have provided some inspiration for 2001.

[@LiftingwithGrandpaCharlie]

Soviet Sci-fi films were ahead of the times. Always like them. "Solaris" soviet version too. Thanks for upload !

[@das81]

You meant Planet Bur....

[@willyjimmy8881]

Well they were 1st to space.

[@krashd]

@@willyjimmy8881 If you don't count the V2 rockets of Nazi Germany.

[@BenjaminM2804]

Many gems, from many countries in videoland. The Russians produced many fine films, even during difficult times.

[@johnrogan9420]

CARMEN?

[@RustyVanDoor]

A must watch with the subtitles on, brilliant.

[@luthermcgee3767]

The music of these old sci fi movies is awesome! What's the nonhuman monsters? I just can't imagine creatures living on a barren chunck of rock with no atmosphere.

[@usmale4915]

Great!! Thank you for the upload and sharing.

[@kevinbruce2776]

Amazing set designs and special effects for that time era. Kind of makes Star Trek pale in comparison. Even though I'm still fascinated by the stories of bigfoot/sasquatch/yeti stories and other paranormal stories the sci-fi space movies and stories of other galaxies still is my favorite. Some of the music through the years help to support the UFO and alien theories and gives a person hope for the afterlife. You already know humans with the way our bodies are will never be able to do that in real life but where the spirit goes after death gives the creators of movies like this lots of great ideas.

[@senorkapowssite]

What a little Gem... Thanks for this upload.

[@phdtobe]

This movie should have gotten an award for Worst Dressed Space Crews in Science Fiction Movie.

[@johnreynolds3428]

Now we know where Elon Musk got the Starship design from, lol. Some amazing special effects and model work for 1963!

[@Jasedabass]

Life always imitates art. Terminator is my worry. Starship will be awesome

[@spreadeagled5654]

Elon Musk is always a Sci Fi fan. 👍

[@daniellafferety4025]

I thought he copied the Nasa's nova rocket. The predecessor to the saturn rocket. The one Nasa could not make.

[@texan-american200]

I was thinking "Destination Moon," but this is an equally valid observation.

[@STho205]

@@daniellafferety4025 Nova and Dragon were not necessary, since Moon landings were just day or two long camping trips. No reason to keep doing them because space medicine had not yet proved humans could thrive in low gravity longer than two weeks. This is exactly the fear in 1962 of those that wanted EOR by building a space station first, then a TLI flight from there. Their fear of the Apollo style missions is that it couldn't support infrastructure on the Moon, since it was stripped down to a mylar and aluminum tent called the LM.

[@allegra0]

Nice models and sets....a cut above the usual b grade sci-fi. I used to draw rockets like this when I was 10 or 11 (1952) I remember being enthralled with “Destination Moon” and “Forbidden Planet”.......monsters from the id.

[@geezermann7865]

Yes. You must be about ten years older then me.

[@stevelopez372]

Forbidden planet, I was happy to see a space ship more like a saucer rather than the usual German V-2 design. Great movie.

[@krell2130]

@@stevelopez372 Perhaps the greatest sc i-fi film ever.

[@2011littlejohn1]

@@stevelopez372 I think that movie still stands up in time; maybe the robot got a bit cheesy but overall I regard it as an iconic movie even now - way above stuff like It The Terror From Beyond Space (the forerunner of Alien).

[@maikt904]

@@2011littlejohn1 hehe and don't get me started on the dingwhopper

[@rogertulk8607]

Better than most science fiction movies of the period. The original Russian version was filmed in 1959, before project Mercury had been announced. The landing on a structure on the water may be a bit prescient, too. Enjoyable.

[@georgesealy4706]

The landing on Earth looks very similar to a SpaceX booster landing on one of their floating barges. I figured that the 'eye ball wormy thing' was going to be bad news at some point. and it was. Lots of details were glossed over, but all's well that ends well. It's pretty much a 50's early 60's sci-fi quality. I was alive when this film came out, and I don't recall seeing it before.

[@michaelkelley4188]

Thank you for this upload enjoyed it! :)

[@BrokenTrout]

Your very welcome @Ron &Michael Kelley

[@Relay300]

This is an incredible find, thanks for a great upload. Edit, did anyone else notice the sound effect at 48:20? Heard later in Star Trek?

[@viviennepopek]

🖖 fellow Trekkie fan!

[@Relay300]

@@viviennepopek a logical conclusion x

[@davidleebls1874]

48 .20 Stolen from the Russians *

[@aramboodakian9554]

Also used in 1959 in the twilight zone who was first. And I think was used in Science Fiction Theater 1955

[@VodkaDrinker77]

I heard it too. It's the alarm later used for Star Trek: The Motion Picture as the Enterprise's Red Alert.

[@dannyarmstrong2013]

Excellent.. I remember when this was new. I was eating peas and carrots from a little jar...

[@fernandochavez4312]

Love this film. Thanks!

[@diggumsmack2]

I find it amazing and Interesting that the rocket launches are not initiated by 5-4-3-2-1 but rather tones and blinky lights.

[@stevegeorge5322]

Enjoyed the program! Thanks for your efforts.

[@pedrovision6987]

So...basically we are still in 1959. Sounds about right. Still getting ready to go to "Mars"...

[@WitchKing-Of-Angmar]

Except the atmosphere is a lot less exceptional and people can't talk like this anymore, and everything around you is decaying or modern, both sorry sights for the eyes. That's the real rod sterling horror that reverse equates us today

[@TralfazConstruction]

A real keeper. Thank you.

[@donaldmayer2087]

We actually go to the other side of the Sun every 6 months.....

[@ian_b]

Yes, but the problem is once we get there it isn't the other side any more.

[@gregorysagegreene]

There was an old matinee about that .. where they travelled to a mirror earth ... but I just can't seem to find it. All I remember is that events were parallel, and rockets were detailed in blue vs red on the other side of the sun.

[@rickharris4513]

No quarantine, just mingle right away with the adoring masses! I seem to remember the Apollo Astronauts all had to spend at least a week in isolation when they returned from the moon. All in all, a really good film for its time. I missed it growing up, glad to have discovered it late in the game.

[@privatebubba8876]

This movie takes place long after the Apollo project. Now they quarantine before flight to insure all are healthy before going into space.

[@willyjimmy8881]

Now year 2 of 15 days to slow the spread. This slow-mo is epic.

[@rogerjenkinson7979]

Rick Harris. Forget the quarantine. I don't recall seeing any airlocks anywhere. Good film for its time though. Thank yu BT

[@kjamison5951]

“Blast-off is set for oh-twenty-one hundred…” LOL!

[@ghw7192]

Are you sure that wasn't "oh, twenty one hundred" ?

[@TWOCOWS1]

SciFi, like all other works of fiction (all of human literature), allows the imagination to fly (and fill in the gaps). It is lovely, as Mars is shown still has those "canals" before the Mariner spacecraft arrived there and showed there was none.

[@billballbuster7186]

Love Russian movies the actors look like real people

[@michellenelson6571]

I love these old ince I was 5 years love them now, thank u for putting them on

[@richardclarke376]

This actually looks really good for 1959. The space station with the revolving ring 10 years before 2001! The space suits with a head lamp, and the wearers in those skull caps. "Associate Producer Francis Ford Coppola" - whatever became of him!!!

[@mattbrewster8051]

Actually, the spinning space station idea originated with Werner Von Braun, circa 1950.

[@MsVanorak]

Trabant head light unit repurposed!

[@michellenelson6571]

Right on, it’s great, Special affects are amazing loved it

[@papac6831]

me thinks Elon Musk has watched this movie, thanks.

[@tevalia]

oh yeah , no doubt!

[@coloradostrong]

Musk is a do-nothing CIA hack and wears a small hat in his religion.

[@yomama8873]

Thank you 🤩🤩💖

[@Barbutt]

29:27 “Our course is changing! What could it be?! OMG! We totally forgot about The sun!” Bum bum bummmmm!

[@LeofromFreo]

Associate Producer - Francis Ford Coppola !

[@user-wp8fi7sr4c]

Watched tons of these when I was a kid,,,The Blob with Steve McQueen,,classic

[@jamesknight4633]

American international movies were intended for drive in release, they figured nobody would be watching since they were all in the back seat copping a feel!

[@user-up8jx3mt6j]

1962 set in 1997. 1997 is ancient history, - that makes 1962 - 'Another reality that I sure wish that I could return to - and stay' !

[@gregorysagegreene]

24 years later after 35 years later, still only 5 years away. Lol.

[@oogdiver]

Wow! SN11 was a lot more successful than I thought it would be. I'm going steal some of this video for my KZbin channel, fair use and all that.

[@richardbaumeister466]

I think I would rather have subtitles But this is a very sophisticated sci fi for so long ago From Russia. We in America have been lied to about Russia . Nice effects!

[@MrStarman2010]

Well if you get past the acting, they actually do have some next generation science and tech in this such as gardens inside a rotating habit to aid in atmospheric maintenance, and a space station as a future staging ground. A 2021 low-budget remake anyone?

[@gregorysagegreene]

Kubrick's '2001' a decade later has all of that, and makes this look like a plastic toy from a cornflakes packet.

[@ronaldwhite1730]

thank you .

[@charlesjones2774]

A very interesting concept for a future history.

[@fredachildress3728]

The space station is the kind that we should have now instead of the ugly clunky one in space right now. The space station is a good one. Oh yeah and by the way, this movie came out in 1963. I know because I saw it when I was a kid.

[@soninoscardelletti2844]

Good special effects for its time. God Bless

[@SHADOW.GGG-]

gotta love the pilot in suit and tie

[@sailingstpommedeterre4905]

Awesome!!!

[@andrewlankford9634]

with associate producer, Francis Ford Copola!

[@Mr1westie1]

Interesting how the dubbed version reversed the sides. Gordon's wife makes an entry in North Hemis log book at 8:26. Yet Gordon et al are said to be South Hemis in the dubbing.

[@EarlofCrawford]

Thanks

[@DocTinfoil]

with GREAT special effects from Russian legend Pavel Kushantsev!!!

[@DrMatey215]

Pretty rare film. Thanks for the upload.🙂☺️🕊️🌈

[@whaletune]

Now bad for 1960's stock. Even if it wasn't perfect, a lot of the physics were very good. Attention to detail, such as them wearing suits on the space station in their observatory since they kept the telescope in vacuum.

[@GardenerEarthGuy]

Easy to see how the Apollos caught so much attention!

[@steven2212]

The original was all Russian, completely redubbed and all names changed from the Soviet/Slavic names to Americanized versions. Frances Ford Coppola did a nice job. Hard to detect, entertaining flick.

[@BrokenTrout]

I have seen the Russian version (with English subtitles) it was a good film. You are right @Steven it is entertaining!

[@romaneberle]

epic. i love matte paintings.

[@peachsncream5808]

Thanks for sharing the vids 👣🦘🇦🇺🍻🛸

[@glennschadow3779]

Great flick enjoyed it , 2022 we still havent got to mars 😂

[@DavidSmith-kd8mw]

The ship does look at lot like SpaceX's Starship.

[@Blackwater_House]

Possibly where the Inspiration came from.

[@huarwe8797]

Don't they call it predictive programming

[@gregorysagegreene]

Elon watched all that old stuff, and has stated how he deliberately wanted to have the same cool look.

[@thomasdillon7761]

Wow! That's a SpaceX Starship.

[@daystatesniper01]

Landing on a platform ,space ex 60 years ahead of it's time

[@TheJohanIII]

This was funny and interesting.

[@user-jt5vm3mi1w]

Perfect movie

[@Aprilsraven629]

Its ironic 50 years on and rockets just like these have replaced the Shuttle...it seems this type of space vehicle has gone full circle...a Movie way ahead of its time

[@statinskill]

Небо зовёт - Nebo zovyot - The Sky Calls.

[@jerrymail]

So, it is a Soviet movie? I'm not surprised, Russians seems to be also big fans of Sci-fi.

[@kingofthecatnap6246]

Hard to believe this really happened! 👀

[@janetcraft]

Not a bad film. The pacing is a bit slow but the story line is easy to understand. I have to admit though, the special effects in outer space and the main control room looked very impressive.

[@markdodson6453]

I agree. The effects are actually quite evocative and fun. And I wonder if Kubrick got the idea for drifting star backgrounds -- as opposed to static star fields -- from this movie. I can't think of another pre-"2001" movie that did this...

[@janetcraft]

@@markdodson6453 Neither can I. Although it's something to keep in mind when you watch another sci-fi film. "Destination Moon" perhaps?

[@markdodson6453]

@@janetcraft A visual effects artist friend of mine who worked on my last film says that there were indeed drifting star fields before this movie. According to him, Kubrick initially had static star fields for many shots, as would be visually accurate, but decided on the drifting stars for visual dynamics. So interesting that other filmmakers asked themselves the same questions from the beginning.

[@janetcraft]

@@markdodson6453 Yes, that is true. One scene in particular is the Moon Bus flight where Dr. Floyd and two of his colleagues are on their way to the crater Tycho. You can see the effect behind and to Floyd's left windows.

[@SpockvsMcCoy]

Good acting is what this movie lacks...the models, special effects, set design, and lighting are all excellent.

[@jvegazorro]

WOW, looks like falcon heavy landing !!!!

[@richardlangdon712]

This SpaceX promotional video on their new Starship rocket is top notch.

[@kurtcastro7026]

Classic rocket design

[@johnshields6852]

Blast from past. I was just a kid. Where did 60 years ago.

[@ThePereubu1710]

ah...when 1997 was the far distant future, not the long gone past :)