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The Astronauts
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Title: The Astronauts

Release Date: 1 Jan 1959

Runtime: 14m

Genre: Animation, Science Fiction

Director: Les Films Armorial, Argos Films

Production Companies: Les Films Armorial, Argos Films

Overview: An inventor builds a homemade spacecraft, and uses it to have various adventures, including peeping at women, visiting ‘human’ planets, and becoming involved in intergalactic warfare.

Additional Information

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.2 (40 votes)

Cast

  • The Astronaut: Michel Boschet
  • Woman at the Window: Ligia Branice
  • The Chauffeur: Anatole Dauman
  • The Tyrant: Philippe Lifchitz
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