Summary
On the planet Gandahar where peace reigns and poverty is unknown, this utopian lifestyle is upset by reports of people at the outlying frontiers being turned to stone. Sylvain is sent to investigate this mysterious threat.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Pure escapism
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 70GoodWatch 70
Audience score72%
Letterboxd · 14 K ratings3.5/5
IMDb6.9
Box office
7%of its budget back
- Budget
- $6 M
- Worldwide
- $371 K
Worldwide it made back $371 K of the $6 M it cost.
Running time
1 h 23 min
A typical length for animated movies, −6 min on the typical 89
typical 8983Half of all animated movies run 80–99 min.
Reach
Streams in 5 countries, rent or buy in 6 more
Released
1987
December 11, 1987
39 years ago
Genres
AnimationScience FictionFantasyAdventureLanguage
French
Original language
Made in
France
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 10 more19 people
- Catherine ChevallierAirelle (voice)
- Pierre-Marie EscourrouSylvain Lanvère (voice)
- Anny DupereyAmbisextra (Voice)
- Christine PârisLe porte-parole (Voice)
- Georges WilsonMétamorphe (voice)
- JDJean-Pierre DucosBlaminhor (Voice)
- Olivier CruveillerL'homme-métal (Voice)
- ZBZaïra BenbadisVoix enregistrée (Voice)
- Claude DegliameVoix enregistrée (Voice)
- JJJean-Pierre JorrisTransformé (Voice)
- Dominique MaurinTransformé (Voice)
- JSJean-Jacques SchefferTransformé (Voice)
Jean SaudrayTransformé (Voice)- FWFrédéric WittaTransformé (Voice)
Philippe NoëlTransformé (Voice)- RLRoland LacosteTransformé (Voice)
Philippe DuclosTransformé (Voice)
Michel CharrelTransformé (Voice)
Joël BarbouthTransformé (Voice)
Directing · 3
- René Laloux Director, Screenplay, Writer
- Philippe Leclerc Assistant Director
- Sylvaine Perols Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- Raphael Cluzel Writer, Dialogue
- Jean-Pierre Andrevon Novel
Production · 5
- Leon Zuratas Executive Producer
- Henri Rollin Producer
- Jean-Claude Delayre Producer
- Philippe Denard Production Director
- Dominique Boischot Production Director
Camera · 1
- Pierre Biecher Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Christine Pansu Editor
Sound · 3
- Gabriel Yared Original Music Composer
- Christian Zanessi Original Music Composer
- Jérôme Lévy Foley
Art · 1
- Philippe Caza Draughtsman, Art Direction, Graphic Designer, Animation Director
Visual Effects · 3
- Macou Camolli Color Designer
- Philippe Gauckler Mechanical & Creature Designer
- Li Ha Gyu Animation Director
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