The Mystery of the Third Planet

Also known as Mystery of the Third Planet

1981 Soviet traditionally animated feature film directed by Roman Abelevich Kachanov

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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
Release date: January 1, 1981 ( 1981-01-01 ) ( USSR )
Running time: 50 minutes (original version)
Country: Soviet Union
Language: Russian

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Duration

~11 min read

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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 1964 novella Alisa's Travel [ru] by Kir Bulychev, part of the Alisa Seleznyova children's science fiction book series.

The movie is considered a cult classic in Russia and was included in various lists of the best animated films and science fiction films. A shortened novelization of 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.