Pilot Pirx's Inquest

– This movie is about a rocket pilot named Pirx who is hired to go on a mission to evaluate some nonli..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.60 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 35 Minutes
Release Year:
1979
Original Name:
Test pilota Pirxa
Pilot Pirx's Inquest (1979) - Also known as Test pilota Pirxa

This movie is about a rocket pilot named Pirx who is hired to go on a mission to evaluate some nonlinears (robots) for use as crewmembers on future space flights. Pirx and his crew, made up of nonlinears and humans, are sent out to launch two satellites into the rings of Saturn. Upon returning to Earth there is an inquest to determine if Pirx was responsible for the "accident." In the end, it is found that one of the robots caused the malfunction in an attempt to kill the human crewmembers and Pirx is cleared of all charges. In this tale Lem puts forth the idea that what is perceived a human weakness is in fact an advantage over a perfect machine. Pirx defeats the robot, because a human can hesitate, make wrong decisions, have doubts, but a robot cannot. A similar idea is present in Isaac Asimov's Robot Series, where putting a robot in a position where it cannot chose between the Three laws of robotics fries its positronic brain.

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Release Date:

25 May 1979

Language:

Polish, Russian, Estonian

Director:

Marek Piestrak

Writer:

Stanislaw Lem (short story), Marek Piestrak (adaptation), Vladimir Valutskiy

Main Actors:

Sergei Desnitsky, Boleslaw Abart, Vladimir Ivashov, Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy

Plot:

The movie is about "finite nonlinears," robots that closely resemble human beings but are even more perfect than humans. They are intended to eventually replace human beings in space ...

Production:

Dovzhenko Film Studios

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.6/10