Gandahar
6.9
“‘In a thousand years, Gandahar was destroyed, and all its people massacred. A thousand years ago, Gandahar will be saved, and what can’t be avoided will be.””
On the planet Gandahar where peace reigns and poverty is unknown, this utopian lifestyle is upset by reports of people at the outlying frontiers being turned to stone. Sylvain is sent to investigate this mysterious threat.
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Cast
19 people
Catherine Chevallier
Airelle (voice)
Known for
Barbarella
One Fine Day
Pierre-Marie Escourrou
Sylvain Lanvère (voice)
Known for
Zombie Lake
La Balance
Anny Duperey
Ambisextra (Voice)
Known for
The ComDads
2 or 3 Things I Know About Her
Christine Pâris
Le porte-parole (Voice)
Also in
Mountain Pass
Casting
Georges Wilson
Métamorphe (voice)
Known for
Mesrine: Public Enemy #1
Tintin and the Mystery of the Golden Fleece
Jean-Pierre Ducos
Blaminhor (Voice)
Known for
Love on the Run
The Green Room
Olivier Cruveiller
L'homme-métal (Voice)
Known for
Delicacy
Josephine
Zaïra Benbadis
Voix enregistrée (Voice)
Also in
Gloria, Wilma and Me
Claude Degliame
Voix enregistrée (Voice)
Also in
Ah! The Libido
The Sorceress
Jean-Pierre Jorris
Transformé (Voice)
Known for
Frontier(s)
Hunter Will Get You
Dominique Maurin
Transformé (Voice)
Known for
Ernest & Celestine
Rififi
Jean-Jacques Scheffer
Transformé (Voice)
Known for
The ComDads
René Laloux Director · Raphael Cluzel Writer Jean-Pierre Andrevon Author
Worldwide gross $371K · Budget $5.5M · United States release January 28, 1988
Box office
Budget
$5,500,000
Worldwide gross
$370,698
Gross vs. budget
0.1×
Production
Films A2
Production
Col.Ima.Son
Production
Revcom Télévision
Production
CNC
Production
Ministère de la Culture
Production
France
Produced in
Languages
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · December 11, 1987
Theatrical
United States · January 28, 1988
Theatrical · English · American Version, Different Cast, Different Movie
United States · May 14, 1988
Physical · English · VHS, Different Cast, Different Movie
United States
August 28, 2026 · Premiere · French · IFC Center, 4k restoration (Janus)
Germany
September 19, 2024 · Theatrical
Türkiye
January 28, 1988 · Theatrical
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