The Third Planet
1991, Russian. Directed by Aleksandr Rogozhkin.
Drawing heavily from Arkady and Boris Strugatsky's 1971 novella 'Piknik na obochine' ('Roadside Picnic') as well as Andrei Tarkovsky's 1979 film adaptation ('Stalker'), 'Tretya planeta' tells the story of a father seeking a cure for his ill daughter by venturing into an area known only as "The Zone" to request help from the mysterious healers that dwell within its forbidden borders.
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
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- Released
- 15 February 1991
- Original title
- Третья планета
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Aleksandr Rogozhkin
- Budget
- $10M
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The Third Planet runs 93 minutes (1h 33m).
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The Third Planet isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 15 February 1991. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Third Planet?
The Third Planet (1991) was directed by Aleksandr Rogozhkin and stars Anna Matyukhina, Boris Sokolov, Svetlana Mikhalchenko.