The Thousand Wonders of the Universe
Synopsis
For the first time ever, the planet Earth has picked up a codel message from outer space. Manking is terrified by the idea of an extra-terrestrial invasion. A few months later, the twelve thousand inhabitants of Sepulveda suddenly vanish. This transit and free-trade harbour town, notorious for smuggling and bordellos, is put in quarantine. Magnetic disturbances and light phenomena make military and political leaders think that an extra-terrestrial attack is imminent and order Professor Larsen, a renowned astro-physicist and UFO expert, to make a rapid investigation in the ghost city.
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Production and distribution (4)
- Executive Producer : Compagnie des Images
- Co-productions : France 3 Cinéma, Lumière International
- Foreign production companies : Productions EGM, Transfilm International
- French distribution : AFMD
Full credits (9)
- Executive Producer : François Fries
- Sound recordists : Bruno Tarrière, Yvon Benoit
- Screenwriters : Jean Michel Roux, Régine Abadia, Alexis Galmot
- Director of Photography : Michel Amathieu
- Editor : Jean Beaudoin
- Sound Editor : Pierre Choukroun
- Production Designer : André Chamberland
- Costume designer : Marga Binoux
- Still Photographer : Jan Thijs
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- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Production language : French
- Production country : France (100.0%)
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Majority French (France)
- Production year : 1997
- French release : 23/07/1997
- Runtime : 1 h 27 min
- Current status : Released
- Visa number : 85.600
- Visa issue date : 13/02/1997
- Approval : Yes
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
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"In November 1992, NASA officially announced the launch of the Mega-Seti programme to listen to the universe in an attempt to detect intelligent alien life-forms. Extra-terrestrials became a serious subject of study for the military and governments and this original situation inspired the first version of the screenplay written with Régine Abadia. At the same time, I met the various producers of the film and we were all fired by the desire to make a fantastic adventure movie in France today." (Jean-Michel Roux)
Offical Selection
1997 Bruxelles
1997 Sao Paulo
1998 Malmö – "Best Movie"
1998 Porto
1998 Rome – "Best Movie" and "Mélies d’argent"
1998 Helsinki
1999 Reykjavik
