Aelita: Queen of Mars
Sep 24 1924
•2h 51m
•Science Fiction, Drama, Fantasy
A young man travels to Mars in a rocket ship, where he leads a popular uprising against the ruling group with the support of Queen Aelita, who has fallen in love with him after watching him through a telescope.
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Yuliya Solntseva
Aelita, Queen of Mars
Igor Ilyinsky
Kravtsov - amateur sleuth
Nikolai Tseretelli
Evguieni Spiridinov
Nikolai Batalov
Gusev, Red Army Soldier
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