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Test Pilot Pirx

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Cmdr. Pirx (Sergei Desnitsky) is ordered to lead five astronauts on a space mission to Saturn. But his orders also entail his identifying which one of the crew members is secretly a humanoid. Problems arise when one of the astronauts, Harry Brown (Vladimir Ivashov), claims that he can help spot the artificial being, which confuses Pirx. A serious accident occurs during the trip and they return to Earth. Now Pirx, who is blamed for almost killing his crew, must clear his name at a tribunal.

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Mark R. Leeper Mark Leeper's Reviews This Eastern European co-production has engaging ideas floating around, but feels off-balance through the entire story. Rated: 6/10 Jul 22, 2011 Full Review Read all reviews

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Marek Piestrak

Director

Sergei Desnitsky

Commander Pirx

Boleslaw Abart

Jan Otis

Vladimir Ivashov

Harry Brown

Aleksander Kajdanowski

Tom Nowak

Zbigniew Lesien

John Calder
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Synopsis Cmdr. Pirx (Sergei Desnitsky) is ordered to lead five astronauts on a space mission to Saturn. But his orders also entail his identifying which one of the crew members is secretly a humanoid. Problems arise when one of the astronauts, Harry Brown (Vladimir Ivashov), claims that he can help spot the artificial being, which confuses Pirx. A serious accident occurs during the trip and they return to Earth. Now Pirx, who is blamed for almost killing his crew, must clear his name at a tribunal.
Director
Marek Piestrak
Screenwriter
Marek Piestrak
Genre
Sci-Fi
Original Language
Polish
Runtime
1h 44m