The Veldt (film)

The Veldt
Directed byNasim Tulyakhodzhayev
Written byNasim Tulyakhodzhayev
Starring
CinematographyAloisas Yanchoras
Music byFelix Yanov-Yanovsky
Production
company
Release date
  • 10 June 1987 (1987-06-10) (Soviet Union)
Running time
81 minutes
CountrySoviet Union
LanguageRussian

The Veldt (Russian: Вельд, romanized: Veld) is a 1987 Soviet dystopic science fiction horror film directed by Nasim Tulyakhodzhayev based on various stories by Ray Bradbury.

The film is based on the 1950 short story "The Veldt", and also includes story lines from other texts: "The Dragon", "Marionettes, Inc.", "The Pedestrian", the chapter "The Martian" from The Martian Chronicles (1950) and the episode concerning the death of Colonel Freelya of Dandelion Wine (1957).