Nebo Zovyot (1959): cast, story & where to watch
1959 · Film · ★ 3.2
Released in 1959, Nebo Zovyot is a science fiction film directed by Mikhail Karzhukov, running about 77 minutes.
What it’s about. A Soviet scientific expedition is being prepared as the world's first mission to planet Mars. Their space ship Homeland has been built at a space station, where the expedition awaits the command to start. An American ship Typhoon experiencing mechanical problems arrives at the same space station, secretly having the same plans for the conquest of the Red Planet. Trying to stay ahead of Soviets, they start without proper preparation, and soon are again in distress. The Homeland changes course to save the crew of Typhoon. They succeed, but find that their fuel reserves are now insufficient to get to Mars. So Homeland makes an emergency landing on an asteroid "Icarus" passing near Mars, on which they are stranded. After an attempt to send a fuel supply by unmanned rocket fails, another ship Meteor is sent with a cosmonaut on a possibly suicidal mission, to save the stranded cosmonauts.
Who’s in it. Nebo Zovyot stars Ivan Pereverzev as Yevgeny Petrovich Kornev, Gurgen Tonunts as Erwin Verst, Aleksandr Shvorin as Andrej Gordienko and Konstantin Bartashevich as Robert Clark, among others.
How it landed. With an audience score of 3.2/10, Nebo Zovyot has proved divisive with audiences.
Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Night Flight Plus, FlixFling and Cultpix and rent or buy it from Amazon Video and FlixFling. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Nebo Zovyot page.
If you liked it. Fans of Nebo Zovyot tend to enjoy Inception, Interstellar, The Empire Strikes Back and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.
Frequently asked
- Where can I watch Nebo Zovyot (1959)?
- In US, Nebo Zovyot is available to stream on Night Flight Plus, FlixFling and Cultpix, and rent or buy from Amazon Video and FlixFling. Availability varies by country — check our where-to-watch page for every region.
- Is Nebo Zovyot worth watching?
- Nebo Zovyot holds an audience score of 3.2 out of 10, and is a strong pick if you enjoy science fiction. Reactions are mixed, so it may depend on taste.
- Who stars in Nebo Zovyot?
- Nebo Zovyot stars Ivan Pereverzev, Gurgen Tonunts, Aleksandr Shvorin, Konstantin Bartashevich and Larisa Borisenko.
- When was Nebo Zovyot released?
- Nebo Zovyot was released in 1959, with a runtime of about 77 minutes.