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Fantastic Planet AKA La Plančte Sauvage AKA Planet of Incredible Creatures (1973)
A sublime trip to a fine new world.Director: René Laloux
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:"Fantastic Laloux" interview with René Laloux (in French with English subtitles) (25:58)
"Les Escargots" short film by René Laloux (10:52)
"Would I Be The One" music video by Sean Lennon (inspired by Fantastic Planet) (4:25)
Theatrical Trailer
Photo Gallery -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:3 Early Short films by René Laloux (in French, with unremovable English subtitles):
- "Les Dents Du Singe" (Monkey's Teeth, 1960) (13:50)
- "Les Temps Morts" (Dead Times, 1964) (9:47)
- "Les Escargots" (The Snails, 1965) (11:14)
Biography of writer and director René Laloux, with production notes covering the history and context of the film
Theatrical Trailer (in English) -
Subtitles:English (Burnt In)
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:The burnt-in English subtitles for the French track are present even when watching the film in English.
Currently OOP. -
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Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
English Dolby Digital 1.0 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:2016 restoration.
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Subtitles:Czech (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.47:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Czech Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:"Les Escargots" (The Snails) short film (10:43)
"Comment Wang-Fo Fut Sauvé" (How Wang-Fo was Saved) short film (14:55)
"Soundtrack Only" feature - the soundtrack is divided into 25 tracks -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Disc format is in NTSC.
The English subtitles are optional in the main feature but the short film "Comment Wang-Fo Fut Sauvé" features forced player-generated English subtitles (The short film "Les Escargots" has no dialogue, and therefore no subs whatsoever).
Comes with a 40-page booklet featuring essays about Laloux, Roland Topor, and Alain Goraguer. -
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Extras:3 Early Short Films by René Laloux (in French, with no English subtitles):
- "Les Dents Du Singe" (Monkey's Teeth) (1960)
- "Les Temps Morts" (Dead Times) (1964)
- "Les Escargots" (The Snails) (1965)
Exclusive interview with writer and director René Laloux (in French, with no English subtitles) (22 mins)
Additional interview clips with René Laloux on his feature length and short films (in French, with no English subtitles) (16 mins)
Three extracts from each of René Laloux's feature length films "Les Maîtres du Temps" (Masters of Time) and "Gandahar"
Gallery of 71 drawings by animator Roland Topor
Gallery of 50 pictures by René Laloux
Theatrical Trailer -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Snapper Case
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Notes:Comes with a 16 page booklet containing filmmakers biographies and filmographies (in French).
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray Copy)
DISC TWO (DVD)
* The Film (2016 color correction)
* The Film (2018 color correction)
Stills Gallery
English Trailer (2:12)
DISC THREE (DVD)
"Laloux Sauvage" featurette (26:17)
"Topor's Dreams" documentary (52:51 Min.)
Short Films
- "Les dents du singe" (1960) (13:51)
- "Les temps morts" (1964) (9:48)
- "Les escargots" (1965) (10:49)
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Subtitles:German
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Packaged in a Mediabook case with a 12 page booklet with writing by Dr. Marcus Stiglegger.
Limited to 2000 copies.
2016 color correction - Argos Films 2K remaster with darker colors (as also seen in the Criterion transfer)
2018 color correction - remaster with colors closer to the older muted color palate (similar to the Eureka! transfer) -
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray Copy)
DISC TWO (DVD)
* The Film
Short Films:
- "Les Dents du singe" (1960) (13:51)
- "Les Temps morts" (1964) (9:47)
- "Les Escargots" (1965) (11:16)
- "Comment Wang-Fo sauvé" (1987) (14:55)
- "La Prisonničre" (1988) (6:49)
"Laloux sauvage" featurette (27:23)
The Complete Soundtrack - divided into 25 chapters -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Disc format is in NTSC.
New high-definition transfer.
Includes a 56 page booklet featuring rare production sketches, an interview with Laloux, and a new essay by Craig Keller. -
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Extras:Theatrical Trailer (2:17)
Talent Bio (director's profile) -
Subtitles:Korean
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Only avaailable in a 2-disc set with "Time Masters".
Part of the "Black House" collection from Columbia.
Case incorrectly states running time as 72 minutes.
PAL-to-NTSC port, resulting in constant ghosting and shorter runtime. -
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Extras:"Les Escargots" (The Snails) short film
"Comment Wang-Fo Fut Sauvé" (How Wang-Fo was Saved) short film
Bonus Trailers
- Watership Down
- The Music Teacher
- Jean De Florette
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Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:The short film "Comment Wang-Fo Fut Sauvé" features no English subtitles (The short film "Les Escargots" has no dialogue, and therefore no subs whatsoever).
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OVERALL: Draw
The UK reissue has the most short films.
The French release has lengthy interviews.
The US Accent Cinema release has an exclusive music video.
The German release has an exclusive documentary and two transfers of the film.
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CUTS:
- R0 America- Accent Cinema - No cuts (71:36 NTSC).
- R0 America- Anchor Bay Entertainment - No cuts (71:26 NTSC).
- R0 Australia- Umbrella Entertainment - No cuts (71:58 NTSC).
- R0 Czech Republic- Levné knihy KMa - No cuts (68:00 PAL).
- R0 United Kingdom- Eureka - No cuts (72:00 NTSC).
- R2 France- Gaumont - No cuts.
- R2 Germany- Camera Obscura - No cuts (68:52 PAL).
- R2 Re-issue United Kingdom- Eureka - No cuts (71:48 NTSC).
- R3 Korea- Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment - No cuts. (68:42 PAL->NTSC)
- R4 Australia- Umbrella Entertainment - No cuts (68:45 PAL).
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Comparison added by David on 10/08/03
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 20/10/18UPDATE LOG:
19/11/2012: Addition of the R1 Accent Cinema and R2 Czech releases.
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22/04/2011: Addition of the R4 release.
04/04/2011: Fixed typos in the director's name and in the Overall. Also updated the Tagline.
17/02/16: Addition of UK reissue, ASINs.
17/10/17: Added Australia reissue.
20/10/18: Added Germany.
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