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★ 6 · 1924 · 111m · Science Fiction · Drama · Fantasy
A young man travels to Mars in a rocket ship, where he leads a popular uprising against the ruling group with the support of Queen Aelita, who has fallen in love with him after watching him through a telescope.
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