The Kepler Planet

The Kepler Planet is a 1974 Irish-Czechoslovak animated film produced by the Stant Studios and Rembrandt Films and distributed by Avco Embassy Pictures in the UK/Ireland and the Barrandov Studios in Czechoslovakia.

the film was used in Kodachrome on pre-2000 prints, while the 2000 VHS and DVD made it had 2-Strip Technicolor due to the poor picture quality. from the 2004 DVD onward, it was used in DeLuxe Color.

Cast

 * Original Version (Czech, 1974)
 * Václav Neckář as Titan the Wolf
 * Hana Brejchová as Zorna the Wolf
 * Květa Fialová as The Sick Wolf Queen
 * Josef Somr as The Aliens, The Wolf King, Morsa the Evil Wolf Emperor


 * Original English Version (1976)
 * Sean Connery as Titan the Wolf
 * Sara Crowe as Zelda the Wolf
 * June Foray as The Sick Wolf Queen
 * Mel Blank as The Aliens
 * Jack Lord as The Wolf King
 * Windsor Davies as Morsa the Evil Wolf Emperor


 * American English Version (1980)
 * Alan Arkin as Titan the Wolf
 * Sara Crowe as Zelda the Wolf
 * June Foray as The Sick Wolf Queen
 * Mel Blank as The Aliens
 * Christopher Lee as Triton The Wolf King
 * Angela Lansbury as Morsa the Evil Wolf Emperor

Production
after the success of The Winged Unicorn, the announcement of Stant's first silence film about wolves living beyond earth. while Rough Animation, Storyboard, Animatics, ackground Layout, Dope Sheets, Inbetweening and the Painting of the Backgrounds were created in Czechoslovakia, the Characters, Clean-up, the Painting of the Characters were created in Ireland. production took from 1968 to 1973.

Release
the film was released on July 4, 1974 to mixed reviews, but was a box office Success. this allowed Stant to make more films.

Home Videos
the film was released on VHS, Laserdisc and Beta in the UK/Ireland by Embassy Home Entertainment in 1983.

in 1987, the film was released on VHS and Laserdisc in the USA by Video Treasures.

in 1994, the film was re-released on VHS by Judy Garland Home Video, a month before Sony purchased Garland.

in 2000, the film was released on VHS and for the first Time ever on DVD by Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment with poor picture quality due to lawsuit from News Corporation for Stealing these Garland movies from Turner back in 1994. the film was remastered on Television in 2001 However.

20th Century Fox Home Entertainment licensed the Czech video masters and audio mix and came up with a "30th Anniversary Edition" DVD which was released in North America on February 6, 2004. It has audio and visual quality superior to the original release, and is in CinemaScope widescreen format with 5.1 surround sound and DeLuxe Color. The new DVD edition includes a featurette with an interview with the author, as well as a set-top game, image gallery, and the original theatrical trailer.

the film was released on DVD again in 2009 by DHX Home Entertainment with the same format as the 2004 DVD and has Auro 11.1, IMAX 70 mm film, and The wolves fur color purple (instead of grey).

the film was released on DVD and for the first time on Blu-ray Disc and Blu-ray 3D by DHX/UA Home Entertainment in 2014 for the "40th Anniversary 3D Edition" with the all new 10.2 surround sound and the 3D format.

this 3D format is the true new format for The Kepler Planet.