The Mystery of the Third Planet
1981 sci-fi animated film / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Mystery of the Third Planet (Russian: Тайна третьей планеты, Tayna tretyey planety, also translated as The Secret of the Third Planet) is a 1981 Soviet traditionally animated feature film directed by Roman Kachanov and produced by the Soyuzmultfilm studio in Moscow. It is based on a novella called "Alice's Travel" by Kir Bulychev, part of the Alisa Selezneva children's science fiction book series.[1]
The Mystery of the Third Planet Тайна третьей планеты | |
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Directed by | Roman Kachanov |
Written by | Kir Bulychev (story & screenplay) |
Starring | Olga Gromova Vsevolod Larionov Yuri Volyntsev Vasily Livanov Grigory Shpigel Vladimir Kenigson Vladimir Druzhnikov |
Edited by | Nadezhda Treshcheva Olga Vasilenko |
Music by | Aleksandr Zatsepin |
Distributed by | Soyuzmultfilm |
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Running time | 50 minutes (original version) |
Country | Soviet Union |
Language | Russian |
The movie is considered a cult classic in Russia[2] and was included in various lists of the best animated films[3][4] and science fiction films.[5] A shortened novelization of the The Mystery of the Third Planet was written by Bulychev himself, with other adaptations including a diafilm and a number of video games. The 2009 feature film Alice's Birthday is considered a spiritual successor of the work.