Treasures of Soviet animation. Volume 1.

Three classic animated Soviet sci-fi films from the vaults of the famed Soyuzmultfilm studios, newly restored in 4K for their first-ever U.S. Blu-ray release: Roman Kachanov's delightful outer space adventure The Mystery Of The Third Planet and Vladimir Tarasov's surreal, Lovecraftian The...

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Format: Video Blu-ray Disc
Language:Russian
Language Notes:In Russian with English subtitles; optional subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Published: [United States] : Deaf Crocodile, [2025]
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Summary:Three classic animated Soviet sci-fi films from the vaults of the famed Soyuzmultfilm studios, newly restored in 4K for their first-ever U.S. Blu-ray release: Roman Kachanov's delightful outer space adventure The Mystery Of The Third Planet and Vladimir Tarasov's surreal, Lovecraftian The Pass and The Return.
The mystery of the third plant: Zoologist professor Steel, his small daughter Christine and captain Green leave Earth in search for rare space animals. The journey turns into adventurous and dangerous mission involving space pirates and a missing captain of a ship.
The pass: People survive on an alien planet in the hope of returning to Earth. Fantastic cartoon based on Kir Bulychyov's novel.
Item Description:Title from disc label.
Full screen (1.37:1).
Bonus features: "The return: (1980 : 10 min.); Isolated in space: the sci-fi animation of Vladimir Tarasov; Strange creatures: the third planet, Cheburashka and the fabulous animation of Roman Kachanov; new commentary tracks by animation producer and podcaster Adam Rackoff podcaster and film critic James Hancock, and filmmaker and podcaster Martin Keesler.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (88 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:Blu-ray, region A; full screen (1.37:1); DTS-HD mono; requires Blu-ray player.
Audience:Not Rated.