The Mystery of the Third Planet
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The Mystery of the Third Planet , aka The Secret of the Third Planet is a 1981 Soviet
traditionally-animated
feature film
directed by Roman Kachanov
and produced by the Soyuzmultfilm
studio in Moscow
. It is based on one of a series of stories by well-known writer Kir Bulychyov about Alisa (Alice) Seleznyova
, a young girl living in the second half of the 22nd century in a communist society (though no aspects of communism are mentioned or shown in the film).
. On the way, they visit many planets, meet many interesting denizens of the cosmos (such as a flying cow and a chatterbird) and accidentally uncover and become caught up in a criminal conspiracy.
's "Stories from My Childhood" series. This series consisted of films that were bought by California-based company Films by Jove from Soyuzmultfilm
for the international market. Over $1.5 million was spent by this company restoring the prints, adding new music and redubbing the films with American actors. This version of the film was named Alice and the Mystery of the Third Planet and has been released on VHS as well as on a 1999 DVD collection with several other films http://www.amazon.com/dp/6305340552/. The film has been released on DVD several times (the latest release, which featured rather misleading cover art, was in October 2005 http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000ES1NT0/), but there is currently no version which preserves the original Russian voices and music and also has English subtitles. The Films by Jove version of the film has been criticized by some of those who saw the original for adding many extra dialogue lines, shortening the film, and replacing the unique synthesizer music by Alexander Zatsepin.http://entmoot.typepad.com/solaris/2003/08/european_cinema.html#comment-143258
The original film has been released on several DVD editions in Russia, including a newly-restored one by Krupnyy Plan.
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traditionally-animated
Traditional animation
Traditional animation, is an animation technique where each frame is drawn by hand...
feature film
Feature film
In the film industry, a feature film is a film production made for initial distribution in theaters and being the main attraction of the screening, rather than a short film screened before it; a full length movie...
directed by Roman Kachanov
Roman Abelevich Kachanov
Roman Abelevich Kachanov was a Russian animator, one of the founders and leaders of Russian stop-motion animation.Kachanov was the director and screenwriter of the trilogy about Cheburashka, Gena the Crocodile and Shapoklyak.- Early years :...
and produced by the Soyuzmultfilm
Soyuzmultfilm
Soyuzmultfilm is a Russian animation studio based in Moscow. Over the years it has gained international attention and respect, garnering numerous awards both at home and abroad. Noted for a great variety of style, it is regarded as the most influential animation studio of the former Soviet Union...
studio in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
. It is based on one of a series of stories by well-known writer Kir Bulychyov about Alisa (Alice) Seleznyova
Alice, Girl from the Future
Alice, Girl of the Future, also known as Alice, the Girl from Earth, is a collection of science fiction stories for children by Kir Bulychev, published in 2002...
, a young girl living in the second half of the 22nd century in a communist society (though no aspects of communism are mentioned or shown in the film).
Plot
On June 2, 2181, Alice, her father Professor Seleznyov and Captain Green go on a space expedition to find rare animals for Moscow ZooMoscow Zoo
The Moscow Zoo is a zoo founded in 1864 by a group of professor-biologists, K.F. Rulje, S.A. Usov and A.P. Bogdanov, from the Moscow State University. In 1919, the zoo was nationalized. In 1922, the ownership was transferred to the city of Moscow and has remained under Moscow's control ever...
. On the way, they visit many planets, meet many interesting denizens of the cosmos (such as a flying cow and a chatterbird) and accidentally uncover and become caught up in a criminal conspiracy.
Creators
| English | Russian | |
|---|---|---|
| Director | Roman Kachanov Roman Abelevich Kachanov Roman Abelevich Kachanov was a Russian animator, one of the founders and leaders of Russian stop-motion animation.Kachanov was the director and screenwriter of the trilogy about Cheburashka, Gena the Crocodile and Shapoklyak.- Early years :... |
Роман Качанов |
| Writer | Kir Bulychyov (story & screenplay) | Кир Булычёв |
| Script Editor | Natalya Abramova | Наталья Абрамова |
| Art Director | Natalya OrlovaThe actress Yekaterina Semyonova, daughter of Orlova, has said that the design of Alice was based on her and that her father served as the prototype of Captain Green. | Наталья Орлова |
| Artists | Alla Goreva Dmitriy Kulikov Igor Oleynikov I. Litovskaya Irina Svetlitsa Victor Chuguyevskiy V. Maksimovich Geliy Arkadyev Gennady Morozov |
Алла Горева Дмитрий Куликов Игорь Олейников И. Литовская Ирина Светлица Виктор Чугуевский В. Максимович Гелий Аркадьев Геннадий Морозов |
| Animators | Marina Voskanyants Marina Rogova Vladimir Arbekov Vladimir Zarubin Aleksandr Panov Violetta Kolesnikova Renata Mirenkova Vladimir Shevchenko Antonina Alyoshina Olga Orlova Joseph Kuroyan Yuriy Batanin |
Марина Восканьянц Марина Рогова Владимир Арбеков Владимир Зарубин Александр Панов Виолетта Колесникова Рената Миренкова Владимир Шевченко Антонина Алешина Ольга Орлова Иосиф Куроян Юрий Батанин |
| Camera Operators | Svetlana Koshcheyeva Teodor Bunimovich |
Светлана Кощеева Теодор Бунимович |
| Composer | Aleksandr Zatsepin Aleksandr Zatsepin Aleksander Sergeyevich Zatsepin - a Soviet and Russian composer, famous for his soundtracks to many popular movies, notably comedies by Leonid Gaidai... |
Александр Зацепин |
| Sound Operator | Boris Filchikov | Борис Фильчиков |
| Executive Producer | Ninel Lipnitskaya | Нинель Липницкая |
| Voice Actors | Olga Gromova (Alice) Vsevolod Larionov Vsevolod Larionov Vsevolod Dmitrievich Larionov was a Russian film and television actor and a People's Artist of the USSR, an honorary title granted to citizens of the Soviet Union.- Filmography :* The Twelve Chairs... (Seleznyov) Vasily Livanov Vasily Livanov Vasily Borisovich Livanov MBE is a Soviet and Russian film actor, and screenwriter.-Biography:His father Boris Livanov was a prominent actor of the Moscow Art Theatre... (Gromozeka) Grigory Shpigel (Vesselchuck Oo) Rina Zelyonaya Ekaterina Zelyonaya Ekaterina Vasilyevna Zelyonaya , better known as Rina Zelenaya, was a Soviet actress and singer of Ukrainian ancestry.She became popular on account of her ability to imitate the speech of children... (Old Lady with a cake) Yuriy Andreyev (Prof. Verhovtsev) Vladimir Druzhnikov Vladimir Druzhnikov Vladimir Druzhnikov was a Soviet actor. He appeared in 45 films between 1945 and 1992.-Selected filmography:* The Great Glinka * The Stone Flower * Ballad of Siberia... (Cpt. Kim) Vladimir Kenigson (Chatterbird) Yuriy Volyntsev (Cpt. Green) Yelena Krasnobayeva Roman Kachanov, Jr (Ushan on the Street) |
Ольга Громова (Алиса) Всеволод Ларионов (Селезнёв) Василий Ливанов (Громозека) Григорий Шпигель (Весельчак У) Рина Зеленая (старушка с тортиком) Юрий Андреев (профессор Верховцев) Владимир Дружников (капитан Ким) Владимир Кенигсон (Говорун) Юрий Волынцев (капитан Зелёный) Елена Краснобаева Роман Качанов-мл.(Ушан на улице) |
Home video and English adaptations
The film was adapted twice for the US market. It was first brought over as a video release in 1987, with dubbed voices. The second time, it was released in the 1990s as part of Mikhail BaryshnikovMikhail Baryshnikov
Mikhail Nikolaevich Baryshnikov is a Soviet and American dancer, choreographer, and actor, often cited alongside Vaslav Nijinsky and Rudolf Nureyev as one of the greatest ballet dancers of the 20th century. After a promising start in the Kirov Ballet in Leningrad, he defected to Canada in 1974...
's "Stories from My Childhood" series. This series consisted of films that were bought by California-based company Films by Jove from Soyuzmultfilm
Soyuzmultfilm
Soyuzmultfilm is a Russian animation studio based in Moscow. Over the years it has gained international attention and respect, garnering numerous awards both at home and abroad. Noted for a great variety of style, it is regarded as the most influential animation studio of the former Soviet Union...
for the international market. Over $1.5 million was spent by this company restoring the prints, adding new music and redubbing the films with American actors. This version of the film was named Alice and the Mystery of the Third Planet and has been released on VHS as well as on a 1999 DVD collection with several other films http://www.amazon.com/dp/6305340552/. The film has been released on DVD several times (the latest release, which featured rather misleading cover art, was in October 2005 http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000ES1NT0/), but there is currently no version which preserves the original Russian voices and music and also has English subtitles. The Films by Jove version of the film has been criticized by some of those who saw the original for adding many extra dialogue lines, shortening the film, and replacing the unique synthesizer music by Alexander Zatsepin.http://entmoot.typepad.com/solaris/2003/08/european_cinema.html#comment-143258
The original film has been released on several DVD editions in Russia, including a newly-restored one by Krupnyy Plan.
Titles names in dubbed version
| Language | Title |
|---|---|
| Russian | Тайна Третьей планеты |
| English | Mystery of the Third Planet |
| Japanese | 宇宙少女アリス |
| Korean | 우주 소녀 앨리스 |
| Thai | ความลึกลับของโลกที่สาม |
| French | Mystère de la troisième planète |
| Spainsh | Misterio del tercer planeta |
| Italian | Mistero del terzo pianeta |
| Finnish | Arvoitus kolmas planeetta |
| Swedish | Mysteriet med den tredje planeten |
| Norwedish | Mystery av Tredje Planeten |
| Arabic | سر الكوكب الثالث |
| Mandarian | 第三颗行星之谜 |
| Catsonese | 第三顆行星之謎 |
| Kannada | ಮೂರನೇ ಪ್ಲಾನೆಟ್ ಆಫ್ ಮಿಸ್ಟರಿ |
| Hindi | तीसरा ग्रह के रहस्य |
| Telugu | మూడో ప్లానెట్ ఆఫ్ మిస్టరీ |
| Bengali | তৃতীয় গ্রহ এর রহস্য |
| Tamil | மூன்றாவது கிரகத்தின் மர்மம் |
| Gujarati | ત્રીજા પ્લેનેટ ઓફ મિસ્ટ્રી |
| Tagalog | Misteryo ng ng Ikatlong Planeta |
| Polish | Tajemnica Trzeciego Planeta |
| Malayalam | Alisa, Girl from 30th century |
| Marathi | Girl from Earth |
| Oriya | Space Girl Alice |
| Bulgarian | Мистерията на третата планета |
| Portuguese | Mistério do Planeta Terceiro |
| German | Das Abenteuer of Alice |
| Greek | Μυστήριο της Τρίτης Planet |
| Romanian | Misterul din a treia planeta |
| Hungarian | Rejtély a harmadik bolygó |
| Czech | Tajemství třetí planety |
| Slovakian | Tajomstvo tretej planéty |
| Slovenian | Mystery tretjega Planet |
| Urdu | تیسرا سیارہ کے اسرار |
| Malaysian | Misteri Planet Ketiga |
| Indonesian | Misteri Planet Ketiga |
| Dutch | Mysterie van de derde planeet |
| Turkish | Üçüncü Planet Gizemi |
| Hebrew | תעלומת הכוכב השלישי |
| Yiddish | מיסטעריע פון דעם דריטן פּלאַנעט |
| Icelandic | Mystery þriðja Planet. |
| Azerbaijani | Sirr Üçüncü dünyanın |
| Lithuanian | Trečioji planeta Paslaptis |
| Latvian | Noslēpums Trešais Planēta |
| Estonian | Kolmanda planeedi saladus |
| Albanian | Misteri i tretë Planet |
| Armenian | Առեղծվածը երրորդ մոլորակ |
| Georgian | საიდუმლო მესამე პლანეტა |
Actor voice
| Character | Voice |
|---|---|
| Alisa | Olga Gromova (Russia) (original version), Ayaka Wilson Ayaka Wilson is a Japanese-Canadian fashion model who made her debut in 1999.-Profile:* Ayaka's father is Canadian and her mother is Japanese.* Ayaka speaks both Japanese and English fluently.* Ayaka has a little brother.- Movies :... (Japan), Vittoria Febbi (Italia) (old dub), Letizia Ciampa (Italia) (new dub), Jeong Mi Sook Jeong Mi Sook Jeong Mi Sook is a South Korean voice actress.She joined Seoul-based Korean Broadcasting System's Voice Acting Division in 1984.-Broadcast TV:... (South Korea), Kareena Kapoor Kareena Kapoor Kareena Kapoor , often informally referred to as Bebo, is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood films. During her career, Kapoor has received six Filmfare Awards, among nine nominations, and has been noted for her performances in a range of film genres; these include her work from contemporary... (India) (Hindi dub), Barbie Hsu Barbie Hsu Barbie Hsu also known as Dà S |Mars]] with Vic Chou of F4. She has also acted in movies, her first being the Chinese movie The Ghost Inside. She also had a singing career prior to her acting career. She was in a duo group called "S.O.S." with her sister Dee Hsu. Their last album was called... (China), Kirsten Dunst Kirsten Dunst Kirsten Caroline Dunst is an American actress, singer and model. She made her film debut in Oedipus Wrecks, a short film directed by Woody Allen for the anthology New York Stories... (USA), Kathryn Bernardo Kathryn Bernardo Kathryn Chandria M. Bernardo is a Filipina actress. Best known for her role as "Mara" with Julia Montes as "Clara". Kathryn is currently a contract artist of Star Magic.-Television:-Movies:-External links:... (Philippines) |
| Seleznev | Vsevolod Larionov Vsevolod Larionov Vsevolod Dmitrievich Larionov was a Russian film and television actor and a People's Artist of the USSR, an honorary title granted to citizens of the Soviet Union.- Filmography :* The Twelve Chairs... (original version) (Russia), Akira Ishida Akira Ishida Akira Ishida is a prolific male seiyū born in Nisshin, Aichi, Japan.He was a part of Mausu Promotion from 1988 until March 2009... (Japan), Shahrukh Khan Shahrukh Khan Shahrukh Khan , often credited as Shah Rukh Khan, is an Indian film actor, as well as a film producer and television host. Often referred to as "the King of Bollywood", Khan has acted in over 70 Hindi films.... (India) (Hindi dub) |
| Captain Green | Yuri Bolincev (original version) (Russia), Isao Sasaki Isao Sasaki is a Japanese seiyū, actor, and vocalist. He has had voice roles in anime such as Legend of the Galactic Heroes, Space Battleship Yamato, and Gatchaman. He has also performed the opening themes for anime such as Yamato, Star of the Giants, Getter Robo, Casshan, Grendizer, Gaiking and tokusatsu... (Japan), Paul McCartney Paul McCartney Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings , McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100... (UK), Hank Azaria Hank Azaria Henry Albert "Hank" Azaria is an American film, television and stage actor, director, voice actor, and comedian. He is noted for being one of the principal voice actors on the animated television series The Simpsons , on which he performs the voices of Moe Szyslak, Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, Chief... (USA) |
| Govorun | Vladimir Kenigson (original version) (Russia), Aya Hisakawa Aya Hisakawa is a Japanese voice actress and J-pop singer born in Kaizuka, Osaka. In addition to releasing various solo CDs, she is well known for her anime voice roles, and has also done some work in video games. She is best known for her role of Sailor Mercury of the Sailor Moon fame and also Cerberus from... (Japan), Bhavana (actress) (India) (Malayalam dub), James Belushi James Belushi James Adam "Jim" Belushi is an American actor, comedian, and musician. He is the younger brother of comic actor John Belushi.-Early life:Belushi was born in Chicago... (USA) |
| Gromozeka | Vasiliy Livanov (original version) (Russia), Adriano Celentano Adriano Celentano Adriano Celentano is an Italian singer, songwriter, comedian, actor, film director and TV host.-Biography:Celentano was born in Milan at 14 Via Gluck, about which he later wrote the famous song "Il ragazzo della via Gluck"... (Italia) (old dub), Jackie Chan Jackie Chan Jackie Chan, SBS, MBE is a Hong Kong actor, action choreographer, comedian, director, producer, martial artist, screenwriter, entrepreneur, singer and stunt performer. In his movies, he is known for his acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, use of improvised weapons, and innovative stunts... (China), Tōru Furuya Toru Furuya is a veteran narrator and seiyū born on July 31, 1953 in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As a child, he was a member of Gekidan Himawari, a children's acting troupe... (Japan) |
| Captain Kim | Vladimir Druhnikov (original version) (Russia), Ono Daisuke (Japan), Jean Valmont, Kunchacko Boban Kunchacko Boban Kunchacko Boban is an Indian film actor who works in Malayalam cinema. He is the grandson of film producer Kunchacko of the erstwhile Udaya Studios and the grandnephew of producer Maliampurackal Appachan... (India) (Malayalam dub), Aamir Khan Aamir Khan Aamir Hussain Khan is an Indian film actor, director and producer who has established himself as one of the leading actors of Hindi cinema.... (India) (Hindi dub) |
| Vesel'chak U | Grigory Shpigel (original version) (Russia), Anil Kapoor Anil Kapoor Anil Kapoor is an Indian actor and producer who mainly appears in Bollywood films. He won a Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for his role in Yash Chopra's film Mashaal .... (India) (Hindi dub) |
Soundtrack
| Country | Songs | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | Secret Ambition, Hikari no Kattou, Sekai de Ichiban Hayaku Asa ga kuru Basho | Nana Mizuki Nana Mizuki is a popular Japanese singer-songwriter and voice actress. She was born and raised in Niihama, Ehime, Japan, Mizuki was trained as an enka singer. She made her debut as a voice actress in 1998; however, she released her debut single "Omoi", under the King Records label on December 6, 2000... (opening), Ono Daisuke (insert song), Asumi Nakata Asumi Nakata is a female seiyū and a Japanese child model who was born in Tokyo, Japan. She is 173 cm tall.She belonged to the talent agency Crayon, subsequently to Five Eight and Switch 58... (ending) |
| China | 太空冒险, 我爱的空间 | 蔡依林 (opening, ending) |
| India | अंतरिक्ष लड़की एलिसा, Choo Le Na, My Heart | Sunidhi Chauhan Sunidhi Chauhan Sunidhi Chauhan is an Indian playback singer, best known for her Hindi film songs in Bollywood. She has also recorded songs for Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, Assamese and Gujarati films and is credited with over 2000 songs.... (opening,insert song and ending) |
Games
- In 1990 an arcade platform gamePlatform gameA platform game is a video game characterized by requiring the player to jump to and from suspended platforms or over obstacles . It must be possible to control these jumps and to fall from platforms or miss jumps...
was made by the company BandaiBandaiis a Japanese toy making and video game company, as well as the producer of a large number of plastic model kits. It is the world's third-largest producer of toys . Some ex-Bandai group companies produce anime and tokusatsu programs...
based on the film and made in Famicom Disk SystemFamicom Disk SystemThe was released on February 21, 1986 by Nintendo as a peripheral for the Family Computer console in Japan. It was a unit that used proprietary floppy disks for data storage. It was announced, but never released, for the North American Nintendo Entertainment System...
and Nintendo Entertainment SystemNintendo Entertainment SystemThe Nintendo Entertainment System is an 8-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America during 1985, in Europe during 1986 and Australia in 1987...
, called "Uchuu Ryokou Arisu" - In 2005 an arcade platform gamePlatform gameA platform game is a video game characterized by requiring the player to jump to and from suspended platforms or over obstacles . It must be possible to control these jumps and to fall from platforms or miss jumps...
was made by the company AkellaAkellaAkella is a Russian software company specializing in the development, publishing and distribution of computer games and multimedia products. The founders of Akella met in 1993 and decided to start a company together, and in 1995 formed Akella...
based on the film, called "Alice's Space Adventure". - An adventure gameAdventure gameAn adventure game is a video game in which the player assumes the role of protagonist in an interactive story driven by exploration and puzzle-solving instead of physical challenge. The genre's focus on story allows it to draw heavily from other narrative-based media such as literature and film,...
was released in the same year called "Alice's Journey", also produced by Akella (but developed by "Step Creative Group").
See also
- Guest from the Future
- History of Russian animationHistory of Russian animationThe History of Russian animation is very rich, but is so far a nearly unexplored field for Western film theory and history. As most of Russia's production of animation for film|cinema and television was created during Soviet times, it may also be referred to as the History of Soviet...
- List of animated feature films
- Alice's BirthdayAlice's BirthdayAlice's Birthday , is a 2009 Russian animated feature film directed by Sergey Seryogin and produced by Master-film studio. The animated film is based on a story by Kir Bulychyov about Alisa Seleznyova, a young girl living in the second half of the 21st century...
, a 2009 animated film based on another one of the Alice stories
External links
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- The Mystery of the Third Planet at the Animator.ruAnimator.ruAnimator.ru is a Russian website chronicling the films, people and studios of the animation industry in Russia, the former Soviet Union and the CIS. It also includes a forum, a news block, a photo-gallery and an animators labour exchange...
- VObzor review of the Krupnyy Plan DVD (with screenshots)
- The Mystery of the Third Planet at myltik.ru
Games
- Official website of Alice's Space Adventure (platform game)
- Official website of Alice's Journey (adventure game) (click on first link for English version of official website)