Aelita (Film), released 1924 — adapted from Aelita by Aleksey Tolstoy.
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.
Starring Yuliya Solntseva, Igor Ilyinsky, Nikolai Tseretelli, Nikolai Batalov, Vera Orlova.
Directed by Yakov Protazanov.
