Fantastic Planet

1973 animated film directed by René Laloux
Movie animated_film Q477687
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Fantastic Planet

Summary

Fantastic Planet is an animated film[1]. It draws 2,858 Wikipedia views per month (animated_film category, ranking #234 of 1,376).[2]

Key Facts

  • Fantastic Planet's instance of is recorded as animated film[3].
  • Fantastic Planet was directed by René Laloux[4].
  • Q550806 wrote the screenplay for Fantastic Planet[5].
  • René Laloux wrote the screenplay for Fantastic Planet[6].
  • Stefan Wul wrote the screenplay for Fantastic Planet[7].
  • Fantastic Planet's composer is recorded as Alain Goraguer[8].
  • Fantastic Planet's genre is science fiction film[9].
  • Fantastic Planet's genre is film based on literature[10].
  • Fantastic Planet's genre is arthouse science fiction film[11].
  • Fantastic Planet's genre is adult animation[12].
  • Fantastic Planet's based on is recorded as Oms en série[13].
  • Fantastic Planet was produced by René Laloux[14].
  • Fantastic Planet was produced by Q550806[15].
  • Fantastic Planet was produced by Stefan Wul[16].
  • Fantastic Planet was produced by Alain Goraguer[17].
  • Fantastic Planet was produced by Dick Elliott[18].
  • Fantastic Planet was produced by Anatole Dauman[19].
  • Fantastic Planet was performed by Alain Goraguer[20].
  • Fantastic Planet's director of photography is recorded as Dick Elliott[21].
  • Fantastic Planet's director of photography is recorded as Boris Baromykin[22].
  • Fantastic Planet's director of photography is recorded as Lubomír Rejthar[23].
  • The original language of Fantastic Planet was French[24].
  • Fantastic Planet was distributed by video on demand[25].
  • Fantastic Planet's review score is recorded as 91%[26].
  • Fantastic Planet's review score is recorded as 7.2/10[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Album[28]

  • Secondary type(s): Soundtrack[29]

  • First release date: 1973[30]

  • Genre(s): electronic, experimental, jazz, jazz rock, jazz-funk, soul jazz[31]

  • Community tags: abstract, electronic, experimental, future jazz, jazz, jazz rock, jazz-funk, soul jazz[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: f85554c5-2680-3d72-8ed0-dc797e38f094[33]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Fantastic Planet was Alain Goraguer[20]. Producers include René Laloux[14], Q550806[15], Stefan Wul[16], Alain Goraguer[17], Dick Elliott[18], and Anatole Dauman[19]. It was directed by René Laloux[4]. Screenwriters include Q550806[5], René Laloux[6], and Stefan Wul[7].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 1973[34], December 6, 1973[35], and December 1, 1973[36]. The original language of Fantastic Planet was French[24]. Genres include science fiction film[9], film based on literature[10], arthouse science fiction film[11], and adult animation[12]. It was distributed by video on demand[25].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include extraterrestrial life[37], speciesism[38], extermination[39], intellect[40], and slavery[41].

Reception

Reviews include 91%[26], 7.2/10[27], and 73/100[42].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Fantastic Planet's after a work by is recorded as Stefan Wul[43].

Why It Matters

Fantastic Planet draws 2,858 Wikipedia views per month (animated_film category, ranking #234 of 1,376).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [42] . wikidata.org.
  27. [34] . wikidata.org.
  28. [35] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [36] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [37] . Fantastic Planet. wikidata.org.
  31. [38] . Fantastic Planet. wikidata.org.
  32. [39] . Fantastic Planet. wikidata.org.
  33. [40] . Fantastic Planet. wikidata.org.
  34. [41] . Fantastic Planet. wikidata.org.
  35. [43] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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