The year is 2163. Starship Ikaria XB-1 embarks on a mission deep into space in search of alien life. During their perilous journey the crew confront the effects of a malignant dark star, the destructive legacy of the 20th century and, ultimately, the limits of their own sanity.
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Zdeněk Štěpánek
Captain Vladimír Abajev
František Smolík
Anthony Hopkins, Mathematician
Dana Medřická
Nina Kirová, Sociologist
Irena Kačírková
Brigitta
Radovan Lukavský
Commander MacDonald
Otto Lackovič
Michal, Coordinator
Miroslav Macháček
Marcel Bernard
Jiří Vršťala
Erik Svenson, Pilot
Rudolf Deyl
Ervin Herold, Pilot
Jaroslav Mareš
Milek Wertbowsky
Martin Ťapák
Petr Kubeš, Biologist
Marcela Martínková
Štefa, Wertbowsky's wife
Jozef Adamovič
Zdeněk Lorenc, Coordinator
Jaroslav Rozsíval
The Ship's Doctor
Růžena Vyskočilová
Eva, Historian
Jindřich Polák
Director, Screenplay, Story
Pavel Juráček
Screenplay, Story
Stanisław Lem
Novel
Jiří Šebor
Executive Producer
Jan Kališ
Director of Photography
Zdeněk Liška
Original Music Composer
Josef Dobřichovský
Editor
Ester Krumbachová
Costume Design
Vladimír Synek
Costume Design
Jan Skalický
Costume Design
Jan Zázvorka
Production Design
