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 ...
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Title: Les maîtres du temps (1982)
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Jean Valmont | ... | Jaffar (voice) |
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Michel Elias | ... | Silbad (voice) |
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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) |
| Alain Cuny | ... | Xul (voice) | |
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Yves Brainville | ... | Général (voice) |
| 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>
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Language:
FrenchRelease Date:
24 March 1982 (France) See more »Also Known As:
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1.85 : 1
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This movie is like a funhouse of outrageous otherworldly ideas, one after the next. For a mere 80 minute running time, the filmmakers have packed an amazing amount of material here. If anything, the movie is actually too short, and it seems to gloss over a great deal of important plot points. It is almost like watching a drawing board conceptualization of a longer, more ambitious film, rather than the film itself. As such, character development is at a minimum here, as in the work of George Lucas. But also like Lucas' films, much of that is made up by the wealth of creativity. What is here is fantastic - a story filled with warmth and humor that can resonate with both children and reasoning adults. The startling elliptical ending is intriguing but abrupt. I recommend this for more adventurous filmgoers who want to try something unique.