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I only watched the dubbed version so we do not know what they are saying. I watched "Mission Stardust" released in the United States on November 1968. Evidently the original Italian title is "...4 ..3 ..2 ..1 ...morte" released in Italy August 4, 1967.

As you can tell from the start that this movie was hokey even for 1966. The opening credits are like a bad Italian LSD trip. On the moon, the vehicle makes a tweeting sound in zero atmospheres. (now we know that sound can travel through nothing).

The film I watched had a lot of aging glitches and spots. I would not mention it but this distracts from the story.

There are good guys, bad guys, robots, big guns, diamonds, and treachery.

There may even be hanky-panky.

This may be good for what's alien you.

For the most part, Mission Stardust ignores the actual story of the first novel of the popular in Europe sci fi series, grafting on an uninteresting international crime subplot and amping up the romance and sexual innuendo between Rhodan (the suitably cast Lang Jeffries)and Thora (the astonishing Essy Persson). Burdened by very poor special effects and a limp supporting cast (poor Reggy gets next to no screen attention), this is a middling sci fi entry with a decent soundtrack but little appeal for any but the most anal Rhodanites.

Once setting down on the moon, a U.S. space mission, led by Major Perry Rhodan (Land Jeffries), discovers more than they bargained for - aliens. Thora (Essy Persson) and Kress (John Karelsen) are aliens stranded on the moon. Kress is ill and dying. He seems to be suffering from leukemia. Rhodan and crew know of a doctor working in Africa who may be able to help Kress. However, the alien craft is discovered in Africa setting off a race to take control of the craft between a government faction and a treasure hunter. Thora, however, will do anything in her power to save her ship.

Disclaimer: Let me start by saying that I have not read any of the Perry Rhodan books that Mission Stardust is based on. As such, I'm not going to get into that argument.

Mission Stardust is another of those movies that I really, really, and I mean really, wanted to love. It's got a bizarrely appealing premise, a groovy opening, some really cool gadgets, and wonderfully cheesy 1960s era special effects. Mission Stardust also has Essy Persson. Wow is about the best word I can use to describe her. Unfortunately, it takes more than one woman to make an entertaining movie. I think Mission Stardust suffers because it doesn't have a well thought out plot. The movie gets off to a fantastic start, tut it all grinds to a screeching halt in the second act. Dull isn't near a strong enough word. I'm not sure if there's a better cure for insomnia than the middle one-third of this movie. It's painful. If you can rouse yourself from the coma you're no doubt in, the films finale does, fortunately, pick up a bit. But by then, the damage is already done.

Looking up Essy Person's filmography on IMDb, I'm shocked to see only 17 acting credits - and, unfortunately for me, most of her work does not appear to be in English. Too bad. She had a fantastic screen presence.

A team of astronauts : Capt. Flipper (Daniel Martín), Captain Bull (Luís Dávila), Dr. Manoli (Joachim Hansen) led by Maj. Perry Rhodan (Lang Jeffries) is sent to the moon to rescue an alien who is seeking help to save her dying race. They are attacked by a force of robots and discover that enemy spies are out to kill the alien. On the moon they meet Thora (Essy Persson) and Kress (John Karlsen) are superior beings from another planet who find themselves marooned and ill. A U. S. space mission lead by Major Perry Rodan rescues the couple. Kress is suffering from an unknown ailment, and a medical examination reveals he has leukemia. The rescue team secretly brings the ailing alien to an African physician who specializes in blood disorders. Soon word gets around about the aliens, causing a full-scale search for the rescue team and the two space cadets. 2076 AD · Planet Against Planet in a Bionic Battle for Space !.2076 AD · Year of the Robot Revolution !. Come Along on a Fantastic Space Adventure... Meet the Beings from Another Planet and their Miraculous Weapons!.The science fiction film that staggers the imagination!

Perry Rhodan's fame is due to trivial science fiction literature, being an extremely successful German science-fiction literature (and audio book) series. There're European Perry Rhodan movies, a Japanese film and the "Sandmännchen" television series. From 1961 onwards, the astronaut set out to conquer foreign galaxies in various printed products as paperbacks, comics, etc. His futuristic journeys reflect a time in which only weapons and robots undergo their further development and ultimately function as indispensable tools to advance conquest and imperialism.

Ordinary 60's Sci-Fi/Euro-spy movie with usual components : aircrafts, pursuits , crashes , struggles , chases , fantastic artifacts, simple helicopters: the popular Bell 47G , international conspiracy , and explosive women . It borrows heavily from the 60's Italian Science Fiction from directors Antonio Margheriti, Alfonso Brescia in films as Space man, The war of the planets, Cosmos: War of the Planets, Battle of the Stars, and OO7 series that at the time starred Sean Connery , such as : Dr No, From Russia with love , Thunderball, and Goldfinger . It has some flaws and gaps , as it does tend to get a bit old , including repetitive nature of some scenes, but it has big fun, so it cares. Lang Jeffries gives a passable acting as a brave astronaut who takes on an criminal organization commanded by Pinkas Braun. Lang has an easy going air about him that makes him great to see. He plays a two-fisted astronaut, though he was usually an international agent or playing Peplums or Spaghetti westerns. Lang was a Canadian actor who emigrated to Italy to get fame and fortune , he married Rhonda Fleming , and obtaining success in Spaghetti Western : Requiem for the Gringo ; Eurospy : Agente X 1-7 operazione Oceano, Z7 Operation Rembrandt ...4 ..3 ..2 ..1 ...morte , The Becket case and Peplum : Alone Against Rome , Fire over Rome, Sword of the empire , Revolt of the Slaves . In fact , according to the "Revolt of the Slaves" pressbook, Jeffries served in the U. S. Army during the Korean War and was one of only three survivors out of 177 soldiers in his unit who landed at Inchon in the fall of 1951. Co-stars the gorgeous and mysterious Eurotrash starlett Essy Persson, who at the time starred some erotic films . Along with other ordinary secondaries , usuals in Euro-spy , thriller , Spaghetti and Peplum , such as : the Spanish ones Daniel Martín, Luís Dávila and Italians Gianni Rizzo, Tom Felleghy, John Bartha and Germans: Pinkas Braun, Joachim Hansen.

It displays a thrilling score by Antón Garcia Abril, as well as atmospheric cinematography from Manuel Merino and Riccardo Pallottini, being really necessary a perfect remastering because de film copy is washed out. The pic was written by Spaghetti expert Sergio Donati and director himseld; being professionally realized by Primo Zeglio . This is one of the uncountable stories that the Italian producer pioneers were joined by Spanish producers , who established around Rome, Madrid or Canary Islands, especially to shoot the exteriors , a new stable center for filming Euro-spy movies, action, fantasy or Spaghetti Westerns. Primo was married to Paola Barbara who usually plays his films in secondary roles . He was a good professional , a craftsman who wrote and directed all kind of genres as Adventure : "Seven Seas to Calais" , ¨Genoneva De Bravante¨ , "Revenge of the Pirates", "Son of the Red Corsair" ¨, ¨Captain Ghost¨, ¨Morgan the pirate¨ , Sci-Fi : "Mission Stardust" , Peplum : "I Am Semiramis" , ¨Nero and Messalina¨ , ¨Rosmunda e Alboino¨ and Spaghetti : ""The Relentless Four¨, "Texas Ranger" and this ¨Winchester One of One Thousand¨ also titled ¨Winchester Justice¨. ...4 ..3 ..2 ..1 ...morte (1967) Rating: 5/10. Average.

MISSION STARDUST is a nearly incomprehensible, psychedelic sci-fi yarn featuring: Spaceships, killer robots, international espionage, mercenaries, double crosses, machine gun-toting nurses, and an insanely addictive theme song.

This movie also includes Thora (Essy Persson), one of the most stunningly beautiful aliens to ever grace the screen!

MISSION STARDUST is highly enjoyable, in spite of seeming as though it's being made up, on the spot, while the cameras roll...