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RAUMPATROUILLE
SPACE PATROL
The phantastic adventures of the space-ship Orion

"What today sounds like an fairy-tale can be reality tomorrow. Here is an fairy-tale of the future. There are no longer national states. There only is one mankind and its colonies in space. They settle on far-away stars. The bottom of the sea is being used for living. With nowadays uncredible speed spaceships roam our galaxy. One of these spaceships is the ORION, tiny part of an gigantic security net protecting earth from threats of outer space. Let us join the ORION and its crew on their patrol and their many adventures on the edge of infinity." (Opening prologue of the series - translated by Wilfried Wittkowsky)

The Crew prepares a landing. Panorama stitched from 4 photos. © Wilfried Wittkowsky

The crew of the space cruiser "Orion"

Major Cliff Allister McLane Commander Dietmar Schönherr Leutnant Tamara Jagellovsk Galactic Security Officer (GSD) Eva Pflug Leutnant Hasso Sigbjörnsen Machine Claus Holm Leutnant Mario de Monti Weapons Wolfgang Völz Leutnant Atan Shubashi Astrogation Friedrich G. Beckhaus Leutnant Helga Legrelle Space Surveillance Ursula Lillig General Winston Woodrov Wamsler Chief of MacLane Benno Sterzenbach Generalin Lydia van Dyke ex-Chief of MacLane Charlotte Kerr (Widow of Friedrich Dürrenmatt) Oberst Henryk Villa Head of GSD (Galactic Security) and chief of Tamara Friedrich Joloff Production members Scenery Rolf Zehetbauer, Werner Achmann Costumes Margit Bardy, Vera Otto Make-up Hannelore Pollak Sound Werner Seth Music Peter Thomas Dance-Choreography William Milli Special Effects Theodor Nischwitz, Werner Hierl, Vinzenz Sandner, Jörg Kunsdorff, Götz Weidner Camera Kurt Hasse, W.P. Hassenstein Production Bavaria Atelier GmbH for NDR, SDR, SWF, WDR, ORTF Episode Guide Angriff aus dem All directed by: Michael Braun First airing: Sept., 17th 1966 Planet außer Kurs directed by: Theo Mezger First airing: Oct., 1st 1966 Hüter des Gesetzes directed by: Theo Mezger First airing: Oct., 10th 1966 Deserteure directed by: Theo Mezger First airing: Oct., 10th 1966 Kampf um die Sonne directed by: Michael Braun First airing: Nov., 11st 1966 Die Raumfalle directed by: Theo Mezger First airing: Nov., 11th 1966 Invasion directed by: Michael Braun First airing: Dec., 10th 1966 Raumpatrouille - Theme - 1:00min. - RealPlayer required

Editor Rolf Kauka published in the series "Fix und Foxi - Super TipTop" in edition No. 6 three pictured Orion-stories. Sold at that time for: DM 1,50. Peter-Thomas-Sound-Orchester (New Astronautic Sound) Original-Soundtrack aus der 7-teiligen Fernsehserie der BAVARIA RAUMPATROUILLE Die phantastischen Abenteuer des Raumschiffes ORION 1966, fontana special, LP: 6434 261, MC: 7240 445 Single: Philips 346 018 PF All parts of the series are available as double-DVD. EuroVideo Best.Nr. 26634 or at Amazon.

Filming the 1,60m Orion. (The "ORION" existed in three sizes between 60cm to 1,60m diameter. The bridge had an diameter of 28 meters. 3200 light bulbs were used for its illumination and 10.000 meters of electric cables had been built in.)	Where do the color fotos come from? It may be known that the series was aired in black&white (long before "Star Trek" was produced - now knowing this, compare the futuristic looks!). Color-TV didn't exist at that time in Germany. In a wise presumption (for later color-TV-airing or a not produced cinema-movie) several scenes were shot in color. (Rumors exist, that of all movies complete color-copies are existing, rumors...) Of these fotos some were used by the card-game company ASS for a card-game. And of this one are the fotos. "Hüter des Gesetzes" is of the magazine "Gong". Two pictures had to be reworked because the other color-material wasn't good enough. One is the picture of "Tamara", taken from the b/w-insert of the LP and being colorized. The other one is the picture of "Hasso" taken from the "Fix&Foxi"-magazine and given an different background. On the picture of "Atan" the space-helmet was cleared a bit so you can see his face in an better way. (Don't trust any pictures any longer.)

Raumpatrouille - for the first time in 3D -

The following original movie-pictures are in 3D for the red/green glasses (to be obtained in your local optician-store), red filter on the right. Blurs are from movements of the actors between the two pictures needed (one each for the left and right eye). Sorry, they today don't listen to stand still for photographing... 3D-conversion: © 2003 Wilfried Wittkowsky

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(Raumpatrouille-card-game from "Vereinigte Altenburger und Stralsunder Spielkarten-Fabrik", No. 657)

© Wilfried Wittkowsky

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