Tayna tretey planety (1981)

At the end of the 22nd century Alisa Seleznyova, her father Professor Seleznyov and pilot Zeleny go on a space expedition to find rare animals for Moscow Zoo. On the way they seem to ... See full summary »

Director:

Roman Kachanov

Stars:

Olga Gromova, Vsevolod Larionov, Yuri Volyntsev

Cast

Credited cast:
Olga Gromova	...	Alisa Seleznyova (voice) (as O. Gromova)
Vsevolod Larionov	...	Seleznyov (voice) (as V. Larionov)
Yuri Volyntsev	...	Zelyonyy (voice) (as Yu. Volyntsev)
Vasili Livanov	...	Gromozeka (voice) (as V. Livanov)
Grigoriy Shpigel	...	Cheery Fellow Oo (voice) (as G. Shpigel)
Pyotr Vishnyakov	...	Verkhovtsev (voice) (as P. Vishnyakov)
Vladimir Druzhnikov	...	(voice) (as V. Druzhnikov)
Vladimir Kenigson	...	Robot at Planet Shelezyaka (voice) (as V. Kenigson)
Yuri Andreyev	...	(voice) (as Yu. Andreev)
E. Krasnobaeva	...	(voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Igor Yasulovich	...	(voice)

Storyline

At the end of the 22nd century Alisa Seleznyova, her father Professor Seleznyov and pilot Zeleny go on a space expedition to find rare animals for Moscow Zoo. On the way they seem to encounter a mysterious conspiracy led by Doctor Verhovtsev against legendary Two Captains Kim and Buran. The only clue is a talking bird Govorun that our heroes accidentally took possession of.

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Plot Keywords:

22nd century | comic | based on story | russia | alien | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Sci-Fi | Animation | Family | Fantasy

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Details

Country:

Soviet Union

Language:

Russian

Release Date:

1981 (Soviet Union)

Also Known As:

The Mystery of the Third Planet

Company Credits

Production Co:

Soyuzmultfilm

Technical Specs

Runtime:

48 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Followed by Gostya iz budushchego (1985)

User Reviews

Taina tretyei planety - what's all the fuss about?

What I can see is an unimpressive cartoon with very limited imaginative material. A flying cow - that's brilliant! A superhuman intergalactic villain that walks about in an ugly coat with a turned-up collar and resembles a poor pensioner - that's fantastic! A rectangular parallelepiped that jumps and changes colour - that's groovy! A fictitious bird that looks like a slightly tuned-up parrot - wow! A couple of evil robots (blocky and with an AI of a child) that can be easily defeated with the help of good old judo - that's outstanding! You can continue this list yourself. Get over it, this cartoon was good for its time (and for its place - the whole idea was the winner in those grey USSR days) but now it is almost unwatchable to me.

Not everything is junk of course. I like the idea of mirror-flowers that have memory of their own. One of the landscapes presented is quite picturesque. And the space suits of the main three characters are very believable and have a nice colour scheme. Apart from these features there is nothing else to admire.

There was a proper sci-fi animation film from those days but unfortunately I do not remember the title and the country that made it (it started with some swift vehicle running through the landscape somewhere on a distant planet and continued delivering mind-blowing landscapes and creatures). One day I hope to find out what it was.

If I want a sci-fi animation film, I go for a Japanese flick ("Last Exile" IS great, "GITS: Stand Alone Complex" IS impressive). Usually Japan does not disappoint: tons of fresh ideas are wrapped up in an eye-candy jacket of lines and colours.

As to this very cartoon... It's passable at best. I can only agree with the opinion that it really shows potential. And I can only wish it had been made in a different way (more imaginative characters and creatures, better dialogues, detailed robots, menacing villains, etc.).

It is a drag (I would recommend this one only to those who have fits of nostalgia) - 4 out of 10 from my side is an objective mark, I think. Thanks for attention.