---
title: 'Inquest of Pilot Pirx (1978)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Marek Piestrak'
released: '1978-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 104
genres:
  - 'Science Fiction'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'Soviet Union'
  - 'Estonia'
  - 'Poland'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/inquest-of-pilot-pirx-1978'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080010/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Inquest of Pilot Pirx (1978)

1978 · 104 min · Science Fiction, Thriller · Soviet Union, Estonia, Poland

Original title: Test pilota Pirxa

## Synopsis

Inquest of Pilot Pirx is a joint Polish-Soviet Estonian 1979 film directed by Marek Piestrak. It is based on the short story "The Inquest" by Stanisław Lem from his 1968 short story collection Opowieści o pilocie Pirxie. It was adapted for film by Vladimir Valutsky. It is a joint production by Zespoly Filmowe, and Tallinnfilm. Some of the studio-based filming was done at the Dovzhenko Film Studios.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Marek Piestrak](https://cinepixo.com/people/marek-piestrak)
- **Screenplay:** [Marek Piestrak](https://cinepixo.com/people/marek-piestrak)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Arvo Pärt](https://cinepixo.com/people/arvo-part)
- **Director of Photography:** [Janusz Pawłowski](https://cinepixo.com/people/janusz-paw-owski)

## Cast

- [Tõnu Saar](https://cinepixo.com/people/tonu-saar)
- [Alexander Kaidanovsky](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexander-kaidanovsky)

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