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Il était une fois... l'espace

  • TV Series
  • 1982–1983
  • 26m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
1.9K
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Il était une fois... l'espace (1982)
AdventureAnimationFamilySci-Fi

A team of peacekeepers travels the galaxy solving disputes and exploring new worlds. Set against a story of a dispute between a dictatorial planet vying for more power and the rest of the un... Read allA team of peacekeepers travels the galaxy solving disputes and exploring new worlds. Set against a story of a dispute between a dictatorial planet vying for more power and the rest of the union.A team of peacekeepers travels the galaxy solving disputes and exploring new worlds. Set against a story of a dispute between a dictatorial planet vying for more power and the rest of the union.

  • Creator
    • Albert Barillé
  • Stars
    • Roger Carel
    • Annie Balestra
    • Alain Dorval
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    1.9K
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    • Creator
      • Albert Barillé
    • Stars
      • Roger Carel
      • Annie Balestra
      • Alain Dorval
    • 3User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Roger Carel
    Roger Carel
    • Colonel Pierre…
    • 1982
    Annie Balestra
    • Présidente Pierrette…
    • 1982
    Alain Dorval
    • Commandant Le Gros…
    • 1982
    Vincent Ropion
    • Lieutenant Pierrot
    • 1982
    José Luccioni
    • 1982
    Yves-Marie Maurin
    • 1982
    Sady Rebbot
    • 1982
    William Coryn
    William Coryn
    • 1982
    Gilles Laurent
    • 1982
    Bernard Tiphaine
    • 1982
    Francis Lax
    • 1982
    Frédéric Witta
    Frédéric Witta
    • 1982
    Jacques Ferrière
    Jacques Ferrière
    • 1982
    Claude Dasset
    • 1982
    Claude Chantal
    • 1982
    Marcelle Lajeunesse
    • 1982
    Josef Meinrad
    Josef Meinrad
    • Narrator (German Version)
    Zaïra Benbadis
      • 1982
      • Creator
        • Albert Barillé
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      9TommyE-3

      It was once... space (Det var en gång... rymden)

      I still have memories of this great animated series that was shown here in Sweden in the mid-80's. Good music too. In Sweden you can still buy 10 episodes that are dubbed to swedish but I must say I much prefer the original with french language and a text-translation at the bottom of the screen. I also believe there was 26 episodes. I really wish we could see this masterpiece on TV again.
      9North_Ranger

      A wonderful series indeed

      I've always loved the 'Il Etait Une Fois' series, and I've been squealing with joy for the past two years because some of these classics have been published as a DVD box here in Finland. I just finished watching this series on DVD. At first I was a bit sceptical, considering that this series went more towards sci-fi rather than an educational show wrapped up in a layer of lovely humor and truly golden comedy.

      Strangely enough, it grew on me quickly, even though there are still some pretty laughable ideas (like presuming that every planet in the universe with life on it goes roughly through the same evolutionary stages, eg. the age of dinosaurs). However, those I can forgive because of the series is otherwise of stellar quality.

      Kudos, Monsieur Barillé. Kudos.
      beedebee

      C'est tres, tres bien!!!

      A fine French animated series that's now almost twenty years old. I was glued to the screen as a kid but, seeing it again I must say that it has withstood the test of time. Special mention must go to the design of the backgrounds and spaceships, they look excellent. The music too, it wouldn't look out of place in a movie...

      The last couple of episodes tell about a great war between Omega and all powerful humanoids, a big Star Wars type ending to the series. Watch it - or buy it on DVD (only in French though...)

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      • Trivia
        The only series in the "Once Upon a Time..." franchise that is completely fictional and follows an ongoing story about recurring characters. Nevertheless, it is also partially educational just like all its related shows, dealing with speculative science-fiction concepts, societal issues, and topics of technology, astrology and mythology that did not fit into the franchise's other series.
      • Connections
        Edited into Revenge of the Humanoids (1983)
      • Soundtracks
        Il était une fois l'espace
        Music by Michel Legrand

        Lyrics by Albert Barillé

        Performed by Jean-Pierre Savelli

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      • Release date
        • January 1, 1982 (France)
      • Countries of origin
        • Netherlands
        • France
        • Italy
        • Spain
        • Japan
        • Canada
        • Argentina
      • Official site
        • Procidis (France)
      • Language
        • French
      • Also known as
        • Once Upon a Time... Space
      • Production companies
        • Procidis
        • France 3
        • Société Radio-Canada
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      • Runtime
        26 minutes
      • Color
        • Color
      • Sound mix
        • Mono
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.33 : 1

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