Influences
One of the earliest full-length films about space travel, the most notable part of the film remains its remarkable constructivist Martian sets and costumes designed by Aleksandra Ekster. Their influence can be seen in a number of later films, including the Flash Gordon serials and probably Fritz Lang's Metropolis and Woman in the Moon.
Parts of the plot were loosely adapted for the 1951 film Flight to Mars.
While very popular at first, the film later fell out of favor with the Soviet government and was thus very difficult to see until after the Cold War.
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