Universe

Name: Universe
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1960-05-01
Duration: 29 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Douglas Rain, Donald MacRae

1960·Documentary·29m

7.1

★

A triumph of film art, creating on the screen a vast, awe-inspiring picture of the universe as it would appear to a voyager through space, this film was among the sources of inspiration used by Stanley Kubrick for his 2001: A Space Odyssey. Realistic animation takes you into far regions of space, beyond the reach of the strongest telescope, past Moon, Sun, and Milky Way, into galaxies yet unfathomed.

Directed by Roman Kroitor and Colin Low

short film

IMDB

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Cast

Douglas Rain

Narrator

Crew

Roman Kroitor

Director

Colin Low

Director

Colin Low

Writer

Roman Kroitor

Writer

Colin Low

Production Design

Joseph Champagne

Sound

Wolf Koenig

Camera Operator

Popular Reviews

6 reviews

Kourtis

8.0★ · 05/25/26

I really enjoyed this. I can’t imagine how people felt watching this in 1960. The scale of the universe makes humanity feel incredibly small and insignificant in comparison. I will be making a point to visit the David Dunlap Observatory.

Eclectic Sorcerer

8.0★ · 06/02/26

Eclectic Sorcerer

8.0★ · 06/02/26

Khaled

6.0★ · 02/22/26

kobe schets

7.0★ · 12/31/25