| 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 |
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Running time | 81 minutes |
| Languages | Silent film Danish intertitles |
A Trip to Mars (Danish: Himmelskibet, or Heaven Ship) is a 1918 Danish film about a trip to Mars. In 2006, the film was restored and released on DVD by the Danish Film Institute.
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]
- ^ Phil Hardy. The Overlook Film Encyclopedia: Science Fiction. New York: The Overlook Press, 1994, pp. 56-57