
Phaethon - The Son of the Sun
1972, Russian. 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.
- Runtime
- 0h 17m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
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- Released
- 1 January 1972
- Original title
- Фаэтон - сын Солнца
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Anatoliy Korobkov, Vasiliy Livanov
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Phaethon - The Son of the Sun isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1972. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed Phaethon - The Son of the Sun?
Phaethon - The Son of the Sun (1972) was directed by Vasiliy Livanov and stars Yuriy Yakovlev, Mariya Babanova, Nikolay Burlyaev.