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Jean Valmont | ... |
Jaffar
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Michel Elias | ... |
Silbad
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Frédéric Legros | ... |
Piel
(voice)
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Yves-Marie Maurin | ... |
Matton
(voice) (as Yves-Marie)
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Monique Thierry | ... |
Belle
(voice)
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Sady Rebbot | ... |
Claude
(voice)
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Patrick Baujin | ... |
Jad
(voice)
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Pierre Tourneur | ... |
Yula
(voice)
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Alain Cuny | ... |
Xul
(voice)
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Yves Brainville | ... |
Général
(voice)
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Michel Barbey | ... |
Igor
(voice)
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Jim Bauman | ... |
Lowry
(voice)
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Michel Paulin | ... |
Pixa
(voice)
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François Chaumette | ... |
Robot
(voice)
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Henry Djanik | ... |
Un soldat
(voice)
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Piel, a 7 or 8 year old boy, is alone on the desert planet Perdide, only survivor of an attack by giant hornets. Calling for help, Piel's father's friend Jaffar keeps contact with the kid and hurries across space toward Perdide. Written by Loic Henry-Greard <lhenrygr@cma.inria.fr>
"Les maîtres du temps" is as good as french animation movies are rare. Designed by Moebius (Fifth Element...), inspired from a novel of Stephan Wul (french science fiction writer) "L'orphelin de Perdide", it remains one of the most powerful animation movie I have ever seen.
Evidently, It is pretty old and the animation cannot be compared to today's movies, but the rest is very impressive. Characters are mature and have interesting personnalities, the design of ETs and plants is original and the scenario is full of surprises. This movie is different from all others and it is a real victory to be better than the book it has been taken of.