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The Noah's Ark Principle poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 58.9 / 100
1984·Drama / Sci-Fi / Science Fiction·1h 40m

THE NOAH'S ARK PRINCIPLE

The year is 1997, and World Peace seems to have come, with most classic weapons of mass destruction having been abandoned. However, orbiting the Earth there is the European/American space station FLORIDA ARKLAB, capable of controlling the weather at any location on the planet underneath. A civil project by nature, it might be abused as an offensive weapon, since it could deliver devastation to any potential adversary simply by creating natural disasters such as storms and floods. No wonder the space station soon becomes the central point in rising political tensions between East and West, next stop World War 3 (as indicated by the tagline "The end of our future has already begun"). We follow the main protagonist Billy Hayes, an astronaut aboard the station, as he wades through a plot of secrecy and sabotage trying to tell friend from foe in the process.

Above the Line
Roland Emmerich·DirectorRoland Emmerich·WriterEgon Werdin·Director of PhotographyHubert Bartholomae·Original Music ComposerTomy Wigand·Editor
Cast
Richy Müller·Billy HayesAviva Joel·Eva ThompsonMatthias Fuchs·Felix KronenbergNikolas Lansky·Gregor VandenburgFranz Buchrieser·Max Marek
Full Crew
(8 credits)
Directing· 1
Roland Emmerich·Director
Writing· 1
Roland Emmerich·Writer
Camera· 1
Egon Werdin·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Tomy Wigand·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Hubert Bartholomae·Original Music Composer
Production· 3
Hans Weth·ProducerWolfgang Längsfeld·ProducerPeter Zenk·Producer
By the Numbers
58.9
OF 100
Master Score
4.9
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

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Dominant Palette
3 colors
#000000
#006699
#FFFFFF
Mood
Futuristic, Mysterious
Composition
Diagonal
Era
1980s
Visual Style
Photographic

“A long, complex spaceship with multiple modules and thrusters is depicted in the upper middle of the frame, angled slightly downwards from left to right. Two br”

sci-fi
Key Elements
SpaceshipLaser BeamsPlanetWireframe Pyramid
Atmosphere
Dark
Color Mood
Cool
Setting
Space
Design Score
7/10
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