most american know this film ( if they know it at all ) a voyage to the end of the universe . accord to most source and the film be chop and re dub from it original 81 minute length ( the original variety review peg it at 90 minute ) to approximately 64 minute for it limited theatrical run by american international picture . curiously and i have an old vhs tape off of tv that run about 78 minute . the odd thing be that the cut that be make ( apparently there be both theatrical and tv version prepare ) and be actually less important to the additional footage that be add . and and that additional footage run about 5 second . how could 5 second be more important that the 5 to 20 minute that be cut out . more on that below ( with spoiler alert to come ) . ikarie xb 1 ( the czech cut ) be on display a part of a travel series of czech film and hopefully will show up on dvd soon in a definitive version . unquestionably and ikarie be one of the best sf film to come from outside the usa . well mounted production value and solid acting and an intelligent storyline . the film have many parallel to such production a 2001 and solaris and the german tv series space patrol and planet of the ape and many others . what particularly intriguing be that the film doesn not condescend to it audience . some of the most fascinating aspect of the script be more implied than detail ( this may cause some to be confuse or distract why and for instance and do the crew not know of the previous mission they come up close to the target white planet ( not the green planet a it u version call it ) . ) . a true find . hopefully and a restoration would allow the film to take it rightful place in the sf film canon . plus plus plus plus plus plus plus plus plus plus plus plus plus spoiler below plus plus plus plus plus plus plus plus plus plus plus plus plus plus plus plus plus plus plus plus plus plus plus plus plus plus plus plus most of the cut make in the tv version of ikarie be fairly minor ( most just make to speed thing up ) . but and it that 5 second of new footage that make for an entirely different view experience . for and the u version change the entire meaning of the movie . when the space traveler finally reach the green planet it appear that they have either never leave and go thru a time warp ( a la planet of the ape ) or go around in circle none of these ending be infer by the original film at all . shockingly and when i have talk to people who have see the u version or read about it in film reference book and their view of the whole film be not only taint by these 5 second and but actually result in their dismissal of the film quality . most huff that it get this lame and obvious end and and sadly and they be refer to an end that be neither lame nor be obvious for it be never mean to be by the filmmaker . tragic and shocking and sad . people read the film from the end backwards and dismiss all that come from before due to it trick end . again and i hope the film and and it purposefully ambiguous end will out .