ak ▁science ▁fiction ▁film ▁directed ▁by ▁J ind ř ich ▁Pol ák . ▁It ▁is ▁based ▁lo os ely ▁on ▁the ▁novel ▁The ▁Mag ellan ic ▁Cloud , ▁by ▁Stanisław ▁Lem . ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁edited ▁and ▁dub bed ▁into ▁English , ▁under ▁the ▁title ▁Vo y age ▁to ▁the ▁End ▁of ▁the ▁Un iverse . ▁ ▁Syn opsis ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁year ▁ 2 1 6 3 ▁the ▁star ship ▁I kar ie ▁X B - 1 ▁( I kar us ▁X B - 1 ) ▁is ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁myster ious ▁" White ▁Planet " ▁orbit ing ▁the ▁star ▁Al pha ▁Cent a uri . ▁Tra v elling ▁at ▁near - light ▁speed , ▁the ▁journey ▁takes ▁around ▁ 2 8 ▁months ▁for ▁the ▁astr onaut s , ▁although ▁the ▁effects ▁of ▁relativ ity ▁mean ▁that ▁ 1 5 ▁years ▁will ▁have ▁el apsed ▁on ▁Earth ▁by ▁the ▁time ▁they ▁reach ▁their ▁destination . ▁During ▁the ▁flight ▁the ▁ 4 0 - strong ▁mult in ational ▁crew ▁must ▁adjust ▁to ▁life ▁in ▁space , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁dealing ▁with ▁various ▁ha z ards ▁they ▁encounter , ▁including ▁a ▁der el ict ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁spaces hip ▁armed ▁with ▁nuclear ▁weapons , ▁a ▁dead ly ▁radio active ▁" dark ▁star " ▁and ▁the ▁mental ▁break down ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁crew , ▁who ▁threat ens ▁to ▁destroy ▁the ▁space craft . ▁ ▁Cast ▁Z den ě k ▁Š t ě p á nek ▁as