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Le roi et l'oiseau (1980)
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Writers:
Hans Christian Andersen (fairy tale The Sheperdess and the Chimney Sweep)
Jacques Prévert (scenario) ...
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Release Date:
19 March 1980 (France) more
Awards:
1 win more
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Truly unforgettable more (11 total)
Cast
(Credited cast) | Jean Martin | ... | L'oiseau (voice) |
| Pascal Mazzotti | ... | Le roi (voice) |
| Raymond Bussières | ... | Le chef de la police (voice) |
| Agnès Viala | ... | La bergère (voice) |
| Renaud Marx | ... | Le ramoneur (voice) |
| Hubert Deschamps | ... | Le sentencieux (voice) |
| Roger Blin | ... | L'aveugle (voice) |
| Philippe Derrez | ... | Le liftier / Le speaker (voice) |
| Albert Médina | ... | Le belluaire / Le haut hurleur (voice) |
| Claude Piéplu | ... | Le maire du palais (voice) |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Lionel Charpy | ... | (voice) |
| Jacques Colombat | ... | (voice) |
| Robert Lombard | ... | (voice) |
| Jean Mermet | ... | (voice) |
| Vincent Montrobert | ... | (voice) |
| Popeck | ... | (voice) (as Jean Herbert) |
| Pierre Risch | ... | (voice) |
| Bruno Sermonne | ... | (voice) |
| Jean Vimenet | ... | (voice) |
| Jeanne Witta | ... | (voice) |
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Also Known As:
The King and the Bird (Australia) (festival title)
The King and the Mockingbird (USA) (festival title)
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Runtime:
83 min | Sweden:87 min | France:81 min (DVD)
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Color (Eastmancolor)
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Sweden:7 | Switzerland:0 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud)
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I saw this movie only once in a cinema, as a child, shortly after it was released. I still remembered scenes and bits of it more than 20 years later! I recall feeling particularly moved by the poor people kept captive underground, which evidences that children's stories must not necessarily be devoid of suffering and injustice. On the contrary: this kind of plot may feed children's sense of indignation and thus ultimately contribute to a better world.
This film is one of those rare pieces of art that are a true explosion of fantasy that will capture a child's imagination completely, combined with an underlying message that will also fascinate adults.
I bought the superbly produced "Édition Collector 2 DVD" set (Zone 2) through Amazon France about a year ago and it has become one of the favorite movies of my 5-year-old son, too, although neither of us speaks a word of French...