Phaethon - The Son of the Sun

Name: Phaethon - The Son of the Sun
Director: Vasiliy Livanov
Genre: Science Fiction, Animation, Fantasy
Released: 1972-01-01
Duration: 17 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Yuriy Yakovlev, Mariya Babanova, Nikolay Burlyaev, Aleksey Konsovskiy, Nikolay Burlyaev

Original title: Фаэтон - сын Солнца

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Directed by Vasiliy Livanov

Cosmonauts investigate an asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. They believe that it might be the remains of a planet. Parallels are drawn to the Greek god Phaethon, who in Greek mythology was the son of the sun god Helios.

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