Fantastic Planet

Name: Fantastic Planet
Genre: Animation, Science Fiction
Released: 1973-12-01
Duration: 1 h 12 min
Rating: 7.6
Cast: Gérard Hernandez, Jean Valmont, Jennifer Drake, Yves Barsacq, Jeanine Forney

1973·Movie·PG·72 min·★ 7.6(1,124)

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“A sublime trip to a fine new world!”

On the planet Ygam, the Draags, extremely technologically and spiritually advanced blue humanoids, consider the tiny Oms, human beings descendants of Terra's inhabitants, as ignorant animals. Those who live in slavery are treated as simple pets and used to entertain Draag children; those who live hidden in the hostile wilderness of the planet are periodically hunted and ruthlessly slaughtered as if they were vermin.

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About Fantastic Planet

Fantastic Planet is a 1973 French-language animation and science fiction film directed by René Laloux. The cast is led by Gérard Hernandez, Jean Valmont, Jennifer Drake. It has a runtime of 1h 12m. Viewers rate it 7.6/10 across 1100 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, Cinemax Amazon Channel.

Fantastic Planet was produced by Argos films, Les Films Armorial, and ORTF and made in Czechoslovakia and France. It was released on December 1, 1973, and carries a PG certification.

Director: René Laloux
Writers: Roland Topor, René Laloux
Release date: December 1, 1973
Original language: French
Age rating: PG
Status: Released
Country: Czechoslovakia, France
Production: Argos films, Les Films Armorial, ORTF

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Fantastic Planet cast & crew

Fantastic Planet was directed by René Laloux and written by Roland Topor and René Laloux.

The cast features Gérard Hernandez as Master Taj (voice), Jean Valmont as Adult Terr / Narrator (voice), Jennifer Drake as Tiwa (voice), Yves Barsacq as Om (voice), Jeanine Forney as Terr's Bride (voice), and Éric Baugin as Young Terr (voice).

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Alain Goraguer, cinematography is by Boris Baromykin, and it was produced by Anatole Dauman and André Valio-Cavaglione.

Is Fantastic Planet worth watching?

Fantastic Planet holds an audience score of 7.6/10 from 1,124 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed animation films.

At 1h 12m, it's an easy, time-light watch.

If you enjoy animation and science fiction, Fantastic Planet is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch Fantastic Planet

In United States, you can stream Fantastic Planet on HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, Cinemax Amazon Channel, HBO Max, and Cinemax Apple TV Channel, or rent and buy it on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. Click any service above to open it directly.

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