Dr. Peter Holmes (Carl Moehner), zoologist and veterinarian, relectantly agrees to permit his dog, Wolf, to be used in a launch project commissioned by the International Conference of Science, at Geneva, to study body function and survival in outer space. Holmes had discovered Wolf as a pup in the forest, only to lose him again in a flood, and is fearful of risking the dog's life again.
Production
Gloriously fake rocket interiors that scream 'we had twelve dollars.'
Acting
Carl Möhner's face doing 90% of the emotional heavy lifting.
Director
Georges Friedland
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This West German-East German-Finnish co-production exists because everyone wanted space race clout without picking Soviet or American sides. Cold War cowardice, but make it cinema.
Released the same year as the actual Soviet Luna 2 mission, making this either remarkably prescient or desperately chasing headlines. The dog's space helmet was reportedly made from a modified kitchen bowl.
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