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Publisher: Troy, Mich. : Distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment, ©1999.

Notes: Originally released in 1973 (72 mins.); Based on the novel Oms en série by Stefan Wul; Following the conclusion the edition contains the theatrical trailer and three early shorts by René Laloux: Les dents du Singe (Monkey’s teeth, 1960), Les temps morts (Dead times, 1964) and Les escargots (The snails, 1965);

Summary: The Oms live on the far away planet of Ygam, ruled by a society of blue-skinned giants called Traags, who keep the Oms as domesticated pets for their children. But when one orphaned Om manages to escape with a Traag knowledge device, he unites a society of wild Oms to use the knowledge in a revolt against their exploitive treatment. The wild Oms attack the Traags in their most vulnerable spot by traveling to a strange planet, a mystical moon around their home world, which holds the secret to the Traag’s existence.

OCLC #: 41032794