Additional Information about the Feature Film La Planète Sauvage (Video)

Production began in 1968.

First shown publicly at the Cannes Film Festival, May 1973. Commercial release: December 6, 1973. Re-released in February 1977.

Also known as: "Divoká Planeta" (Czechoslovakia), "The Fantastic Planet", "Planet of Incredible Creatures" and "The Savage Planet."

Production design based on the artwork and drawings of Roland Topor.

A joint production by French and Czechoslovakian filmmakers. The movie was seen as a metaphor for Soviet oppression of Czechoslovakia, and pressure from the Communist government forced the production to move to France, where it was completed.

Originally brought to America in the early 1970s through Roger Corman's New World Pictures "European Acquisitions," the film was wildly successful on the B-movie circuit with the "post-hippie trippers," seen as a metaphor for class struggle.

Alternate Title: "La Planete Sauvage."

English Title: "Fantastic Planet."

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