"TheReturn” is a drawn animated film created by director Vladimir Tarasov at theSoyuzmultfilm studio in 1980. The film's consultant is cosmonaut Alexei Leonov.The Valdai T-614 spacecraft had a bit of a rough ride on itsEarth-Jupiter-Earth trip. It's not possible to do an automatic landing. Thecontrol centre gave the ship's pilot, Cosmonaut Platonov, the green light toget some rest before the emergency manual descent. When the appointed timecame, the pilot didn't wake up, and all attempts to wake him up failed. Theship was doomed. In a surprising turn of events, the flight leaders receivedadvice from the astronaut's grandfather. He suggested changing the course sothat the ship passed over the native village house. The pilot's sleepyconsciousness was jolted by sounds from his childhood, and he successfullylanded the ship.

Scriptwriter: Boris Ryakhovsky

Director:Vladimir Tarasov

Productiondesigner: Nikolai Koshkin

Cameraman:Kabul Rasulov

Consultant:Alexei Leonov

Soundengineer: Vladimir Kutuzov

Cartoonists:Alexei Bukin, Alexander Mazaev, Vladimir Palchikov, Alexander Elizarov Editor:Elena Nikitkina Director of Photography: Lyubov Butyrina Roles voiced by:Alexander Kaidanovsky, Vasily Livanov, Victor Balashov

 Fragmentsof Gustav Mahler's 5th Symphony are used in the movie. Vladimir Tarasov (bornFebruary 7, 1939, Moscow) is a Soviet and Russian director of animated films.In 1965-1970 he studied at the Moscow Polygraphic Institute.

 Heworked at the film studio “Soyuzmultfilm” since 1957: first in graphicworkshops, then as an animator, animator, production designer (in the groups ofdirectors V. Bordzilovsky, M. Botov and V. Degtyarev), then, since 1973 - as adirector. Vladimir Tarasov is one of the few Soviet animators who constantlydeveloped science fiction themes in his films: “Contact” (1978; awards atfestivals in Italy and France), “Tyr” (1979), adaptation of the tragic novel byKir Bulychev “The Pass” (1988).

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