Planeta Bur (aka Planet Of The Storms) (1962)

Three manned soviet spaceships are on their way to Venus when one of them is destroyed by a meteorite. Instead of waiting for a replacement spaceship that would take four months to arrive, the two surviving spaceships decide to land and explore on their own. Based on the novel by Alexander Kazantsev and directed by Pavel Klushantsev. This Russian science fiction film was never released in the U.S. and is probably better known by film buffs for the used footage from this film that shows up in two inexpensive (and rather silly) Roger Corman B sci-fi films VOYAGE TO THE PREHISTORIC PLANET (1965) and VOYAGE TO THE PLANET OF PREHISTORIC WOMEN (1968). This film is far more serious in intent than the Corman films. The special effects and art direction are primitive (to put it mildly) but it gives the film an almost fairy tale quality. I still don't think it's a very good film (it's no SOLARIS) but nonetheless there are several good moments that show up in the narrative and the ending is lovely. With Vladmir Yemelyanov, Georgiy Zhzhonov, Gennadi Vernov, Georgi Teich (playing an American) and the only female in the cast, Kyunna Ignatova.