On the Silver Globe Blu-ray

'On the Silver Globe' Director: Andrzej Żuławski (1972-88) Eureka 2-Disc Blu-ray | 4K restoration | Polish w/ English subtitles

An epic mix of futurism and primitivism, On the Silver Globe is the tale of the colonisation of another planet and the messianic exploits of an astronaut there. To this day, it remains one of cinema’s most wildly imaginative works of science fiction.

Filmed during the mid-1970s, the sheer ambition of this cosmic epic is evident in the film’s baroque costumes and bold make-up designs. Żuławski travelled the breadth of the Soviet Union (the Gobi desert in Mongolia, the Causcasus Mountains) and repurposed locations in Communist era Poland (the Baltic coastline, Kraków’s Jewish district and the Wieliczka salt mines) to create startling pre-CGI alien landscapes.

When filming was 80% complete, the Polish government ordered the production to be shut down and all the negatives destroyed. Miraculously, the original film reels were preserved and ten years later the film was presented at Cannes to great acclaim.

Special features include:
- Escape to the Silver Globe - Kuba Mikurda's acclaimed documentary on the tumultous production history of the film
- Audio commentary by Daniel Bird
- Adam Żuławski on Jerzy Żuławski - Andrzej Żuławski's second cousin on the director's granduncle who wrote the novel on which the film was based
- Return to the Silver Globe - locations featurette
- The Cinematography of On the Silver Globe & Lunar Futurism - two documentaries by Daniel Bird
- Collector's booklet featuring writing by Daniel Bird
- Reversible sleeve featuring original poster artwork