Les Maîtres du temps
| Les Maîtres du temps | |
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| Directed by | René LalouxTibor Hernádi (technical director) |
| Written by | MœbiusRené LalouxJean-Patrick ManchetteStefan Wul |
| Based on | L'Orphelin de Perdide by Stefan Wul |
| Produced by | Miklós Salusinszky |
| Starring | Jean ValmontMichel EliasFrédéric LegrosYves-Marie MaurinMonique ThierrySady Rebbot |
| Cinematography | Zoltán BacsóAndrás KlauszMihály KovácsÁrpád Lossonczy |
| Edited by | Dominique Boischot |
| Music by | Jean-Pierre BourtayrePierre TardyChristian Zanesi |
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| Distributed by | Compagnie Commerciale Française Cinématographique |
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Running time | 79 minutes |
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| Language | French |
| Box office | $27,241 |
Les Maîtres du temps (lit. The Masters of Time, a.k.a. Time Masters; Herrscher der Zeit in German; Az idő urai in Hungarian) is a 1982 independent animated science fiction film directed by René Laloux and designed by Mœbius. It is based on the 1958 science fiction novel L'Orphelin de Perdide (The Orphan of Perdide) by Stefan Wul.
The film centres on a boy, Piel, who is stranded on Perdide, a desert planet where giant killer hornets live. He awaits rescue by the space pilot Jaffar, the exiled prince Matton, his sister Belle and Jaffar's old friend Silbad who are trying to reach Perdide and save Piel before it is too late.