The Purple Ball
1988, Russian. Directed by Pavel Arsenov.
Alisa Seleznyova and her father professor Seleznyov are traveling in space. They meet their old friend archaeologist Gromozeka, who's just discovered a planet all inhabitants of which died. It became known that they discovered a virus of hostility, got infected and killed each other. Gromozeka also discovered that they had left the virus on Earth 26000 years ago, and the virus is about to become loose. The only chance to save the Earth is to travel 26000 years back in time - to the epoch when witches, dragons and magicians lived along with usual people.
- Runtime
- 1h 17m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Pavel ArsenovDirector
- Natalya GusevaAlisa Seleznyova
- Aleksandr GusevGerasik
- Vyacheslav NevinnyyGromozeka
- Boris Shcherbakovprofessor Seleznyov
- Vyacheslav BaranovZelyonyy
- Svetlana KharitonovaBaba-Yaga
- Igor YasulovichKashchey
- Viktor PavlovLyudoed
- Sergey NikonenkoKonoed
- Vladimir Nosikvolshebnik Uuuh
- Marina LevtovaTsarevna-lyagushka
- Viktor VladislavlevCast
Details
- Released
- 11 January 1988
- Original title
- Лиловый шар
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Kir Bulychyov
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News & fan talk
What The Purple Ball is based on
The Purple Ball is based on Lilac Ball (1983) by Kir Bulychev.
1983
Lilac Ball
By Kir Bulychev
Source details from Wikidata and TMDB.
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The Purple Ball runs 77 minutes (1h 17m).
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The Purple Ball isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 11 January 1988. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Purple Ball?
If you liked The Purple Ball, try Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century, Guest from the Future, Earth to Echo.
Who directed The Purple Ball?
The Purple Ball (1988) was directed by Pavel Arsenov and stars Natalya Guseva, Aleksandr Gusev, Vyacheslav Nevinnyy.
What is The Purple Ball based on?
The Purple Ball is based on Lilac Ball (1983) by Kir Bulychev.