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JOURNEY TO THE FAR SIDE OF THE SUN

(DOPPELGÄNGER)

 

 

 

UPDATES: April 12, 2015:

New All Regions Blu-ray release from America

Dubbed French Version "Danger: Planète Inconnue" added

 

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PLEASE!  CAREFULLY READ THIS IMPORTANT NOTE FOR TAPES AND DVD: 

Be aware of the different Regions and recording Formats.  UK tapes and DVD are PAL format - and DVD discs are Region 2, which means that PAL TAPES ARE ONLY COMPATIBLE WITH UK VIDEO SYSTEMS AND REGION 2 DVD DISCS ARE ONLY COMPATIBLE WITH EUROPEAN PLAYERS --  THEY WILL NOT WORK IN US EQUIPMENT.  Unless you have a system that will enable you to, you will not be able to view these medias in North American machines, which use NTSC recording format, and Region 1 for DVD discs.  The same is true the other way around.  Please note that some DVD players can play any format.  Check the compatibility of your equipment before ordering.

 

Sci-fi adventure and suspense has never been more exciting or intense as when you Journey to the Far Side of the Sun! One hundred years in the future, two astronauts are sent to uncover the secrets of a "duplicate" Earth on the other side of the sun. When they crash land three weeks earlier than they had planned, they must embark on a life-or-death mission to determine whether they have arrived back home or on the strange mirror world. This imaginative space adventure movie by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, produced between  just before UFO,  offers a journey few will ever forget!  Starring Roy Thinnes (Peter Vincent from "The Invaders"), with Ed Bishop in a smaller role, just before he would become the famed Commander Ed Straker from UFO!

 

 

Producers: Gerry and Sylvia Anderson
Actors: Ian Hendry, Roy Thinnes, Patrick Wymark, Ed Bishop
Directors: Robert Parrish
Writers: Gerry Anderson, Sylvia Anderson, Donald James

 

 

NORTH AMERICA (U.S. - CANADA)

 

JOURNEY TO THE FAR SIDE OF THE SUN ALL-REGIONS - BLU-RAY - PRE-ORDER!

 

 

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Journey to the Far Side of the Sun (North American release)


Format: Blu-ray, Widescreen
Language: English (DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono)
Subtitles: French
Subtitles for the Hearing Impaired: English
Region: All Regions
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number of discs: 1
Rated: G (General Audience)
Studio: Universal Studios
DVD Release Date: April 7, 2015
Run Time: 102 minutes

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JOURNEY TO THE FAR SIDE OF THE SUN REGION 1, NTSC FORMAT DVD

 

Journey to the Far Side of the Sun (North American release)


Format: Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC 
Language: French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono), English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono) 
Subtitles: English 
Region: Region 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 
Number of discs: 1 
Studio: Universal Studios

Run Time: 102 minutes  
DVD Release Date: June 24, 2008 

 

 

JOURNEY TO THE FAR SIDE OF THE SUN REGION 1, NTSC FORMAT DVD (1rst Edition)

 

 

Journey to the Far Side of the Sun - Rare 1st Edition


Language: English (PCM Mono)
Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)

Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number of discs: 1
Rated: G (General Audience)
Studio: Universal Studios
Run Time: 101 minutes
DVD Release Date: August 12, 1998 

 

 

U.K. - EUROPE

 

JOURNEY TO THE FAR SIDE OF THE SUN REGION 2, PAL FORMAT DVD

 

 

Journey To The Far Side Of The Sun (UK release)  


Format: PAL 
Language:  English

Region: Region 2
Number of discs: 1 
Studio: Universal Pictures UK 
Run Time: 98 minutes 
DVD Release Date: 8 Sep 2008

 

 

 

FRANCE (Region 2, PAL format - in French

 

DANGER: PLANÈTE INCONNUE

 

 


Format : PAL
Audio : English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono), French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)
Subtitles: French
Region 2 .
Widescreen 1.85:1
Number of disc: 1
Studio : Bach Films

Release date: September 18, 2007
Run time: 101 minutes

 

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