▁Commander ▁Vladimir ▁Ab ay ev ▁Rad ovan ▁L uk av ský ▁as ▁ 2 nd ▁in ▁command ▁Mac Donald ▁D ana ▁Med ř ická ▁as ▁Soci ologist ▁N ina ▁K iro vá ▁Fr anti š ek ▁Sm ol ík ▁as ▁Math ematic ian ▁Anthony ▁Hop kins ▁Ji ří ▁V r š ť ala ▁as ▁Pil ot ▁Erik ▁Svens on ▁Otto ▁L ack ovi č ▁as ▁Co ordin ator ▁Mich al ▁ ▁Production ▁While ▁it ▁shows ▁some ▁influence ▁from ▁earlier ▁American ▁vent ures ▁such ▁as ▁For b idden ▁Planet ▁( 1 9 5 6 ), ▁the ▁film ▁was ▁also ▁influ ential ▁in ▁its ▁own ▁right ▁— ▁critics ▁have ▁noted ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁similar ities ▁between ▁I kar ie ▁X B - 1 ▁and ▁Stanley ▁Kub rick ' s ▁film ▁ 2 0 0 1 : ▁A ▁Space ▁Od ys sey ▁( 1 9 6 8 ) ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁many ▁' space ' ▁genre ▁films ▁that ▁Kub rick ▁screen ed ▁while ▁research ing ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁children ' s ▁film ▁, ▁from ▁the ▁TV ▁series ▁about ▁the ▁c low n ▁directed ▁by ▁J ind ř ich ▁Pol ák , ▁was ▁produced ▁using ▁the ▁props ▁of ▁I kar ie ▁X B - 1 . ▁ ▁The ▁English - language ▁version ▁I kar ie ▁X B - 1 ▁is ▁best ▁known ▁intern ation ally ▁through ▁an ▁edited ▁and ▁English - d ub bed ▁version ▁which ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁limited