On the Silver Globe (film)

On the Silver Globe
Polish poster
Directed byAndrzej Żuławski
Written byAndrzej Żuławski
Based onThe Lunar Trilogy
by Jerzy Żuławski
Produced byJerzy Kawalerowicz
Starring
CinematographyAndrzej Jaroszewicz
Edited byKrzysztof Osiecki
Music byAndrzej Korzyński
Production
company
Release dates
  • 12 May 1988 (1988-05-12) (Cannes)
  • 10 February 1989 (1989-02-10)
Running time
166 minutes
CountryPoland
LanguagePolish
BudgetPLN 58 million

On the Silver Globe (Polish: Na srebrnym globie) is a 1988 Polish epic science fiction film[1] directed and written by Andrzej Żuławski, adapted from The Lunar Trilogy by his grand-uncle, Jerzy Żuławski. Starring Andrzej Seweryn, Jerzy Trela, Iwona Bielska, Jan Frycz, Henryk Bista, Grażyna Deląg and Krystyna Janda, the plot follows a team of astronauts who land on an uninhabited planet and form a society. Many years later, a single astronaut is sent to the planet and becomes a messiah.

Production took place from 1976 to 1977, but was interrupted by the Polish authorities. The film's budget is estimated to be at least PLN 58 million.[2] Many years later, Żuławski was able to finish his film, although not in the format originally intended. On the Silver Globe premiered at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival, and has received critical acclaim.

  1. ^ Bałaga, Marta (5 September 2021). "Polish Doc 'Escape to the Silver Globe' Explores the Greatest Science Fiction Movie That Never Was". Variety. Archived from the original on 28 February 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Historia Polskiego Filmu - Artykuły - Akademia Polskiego Filmu". akademiapolskiegofilmu.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.