Doppelgänger (1969)
August 27, 1969Release Date

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Cast & Crew.

Roy Thinnes
Colonel Glenn Ross

Ian Hendry
John Kane

Patrick Wymark
Jason Webb

Lynn Loring
Sharon Ross

Loni von Friedl
Lisa Hartmann

Franco De Rosa
Paulo Landi

George Sewell
Mark Neuman

Ed Bishop
David Poulson

Philip Madoc
Dr. Pontini

Vladek Sheybal
Psychiatrist

George Mikell
Captain Ross

Herbert Lom
Doctor Hassler

Nicholas Courtney
Data Analyst

Peter van Dissel
Mallory

Jon Kelley
Nurse

Robert Parrish
Director

Sylvia Anderson
Story / Producer / Screenplay

Donald James
Screenplay

Len Walter
Editor

Ernest Holding
Associate Producer

John Read
Director of Photography

Barry Gray
Original Music Composer

Bob Bell
Art Direction

Brian Burgess
Production Manager

Gerry Anderson
Story / Producer / Screenplay

Derek Meddings
Visual Effects Director

Barbara Ritchie
Hairstylist

Joan Davis
Continuity

Elsa Fennell
Wardrobe Supervisor

John O'Connor
Assistant Director

Ted Karnon
Sound Recordist

Julie Leighton-White
Production Secretary

Philip Bawcombe
Assistant Art Director

Gloria Barnes
Wardrobe Master

Geoffrey Rodway
Makeup Artist

Chris Burke
Assistant Art Director

John Peverill
Sound Editor

Ken Rawkins
Sound Recordist

Ivo Nightingale
Location Manager

Godfrey A. Godar
Camera Operator

Margaret Miller
Assistant Editor
Media.



Details.
Release DateAugust 27, 1969
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 41m
Content RatingG
Filming LocationsHertfordshire · Pinewood Studios, United Kingdom · Portugal
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This Movie Is About.
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Journey to the Far Side of the Sun (also known as Doppelgänger) is a 1969 British science fiction film directed by Robert Parrish and starring Roy Thinnes, Ian Hendry, Lynn Loring, Loni von Friedl and Patrick Wymark. It was written by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson and Donald James, and produced by the Andersons for Century 21.
Set in the year 2069, the film concerns a joint European-NASA mission to investigate a newly discovered planet which lies directly opposite Earth on the far side of the Sun. The mission ends in disaster and the death of one of the astronauts, following which his colleague realises that the planet is a mirror image of Earth in every detail, with a parallel and duplicate timeline.
The film was the first major live-action production by the Andersons, known for their puppet television programmes such as Thunderbirds. Having originally conceived the story as a television play, they were encouraged by their employer Lew Grade to pitch the project as a feature film to Jay Kanter of Universal Pictures. Though underwhelmed by the script, Kanter greenlit the film after the Andersons hired Parrish as director. The film was shot between July and October 1968 at Pinewood Studios and on location in England and Portugal. As filming progressed, the working relationship between Parrish and the Andersons became strained. Meanwhile, creative disagreements between Gerry Anderson and business partner John Read, the director of photography, led to Read's resignation from Century 21. In an effort to distinguish the film from their puppet productions, the Andersons wrote adult themes into the script, although cuts were required for the film to be awarded an A certificate by the British Board of Film Censors.
The film premiered in August 1969 in the United States and October 1969 in the United Kingdom. It performed poorly at the box office during its initial theatrical run but has since garnered a cult following. The film has received mixed reviews from critics; while the special effects and production design have been praised, some commentators have judged the parallel Earth premise to be clichéd and uninspired. Various plot devices and imagery have been viewed as pastiches of other science fiction films, such as 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968). Several members of the cast went on to appear in UFO, the Andersons' first live-action TV series, which also re-used many of the film's props.
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