UNIVERSE
With Douglas Rain, from 2010: The Year We Make Contact
Directed by Roman Kroitor, Colin Low · Starring Donald MacRae, Douglas Rain · 1960
As an astronomer begins a night's work at the observatory, the film sets off on a voyage past the planets to distant galaxies, recreating the universe as a traveller through space would see it.
The groundbreaking 1960 voyage through space whose visual effects helped inspire Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Oscar® Nominee, Best Documentary (Short Subject), 1960
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