Escape to the Silver Globe

A documentary about the juiciest secret and the biggest dream of Polish cinema that never came true. Andrzej Żuławski’s On the Silver Globe could have been one of the most ground-breaking science-fiction films in history. The scope of production, star-studded cast, revolutionary costumes and set design all promised a masterpiece. Then, why did the Communist authorities stop the production two weeks before the end of shooting? Was that a financial decision? Political? Artistic? Personal? What remains is a legendary film that keeps inspiring filmmakers around the world and the emotions of the crew as intense as forty years ago.

Credits

directed by

Kuba Mikurda

written by

Kuba Mikurda

director of photography

Radosław Ładczuk

music

Stefan Wesołowski

sound

Anna Rok, Michał Fojcik

edited by

Iza Pająk, Laura Pawela

production

Silver Frame

producers

Daria Maślona, Stanisław Zaborowski

co-produced by

Wytwórnia Filmów Dokumentalnych i Fabularnych, Telewizja Polska, DI Factory, MX35, Krakow Film Commission

co-financed by

Polski Instytut Sztuki Filmowej

distributed by

Against Gravity