The King and the Mockingbird
(1980)
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The King and the Mockingbird
(1980)
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Jean Martin | ... |
L'oiseau
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Pascal Mazzotti | ... |
Le roi
(voice)
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Raymond Bussières | ... |
Le chef de la police
(voice)
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Agnès Viala | ... |
La bergère
(voice)
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Renaud Marx | ... |
Le ramoneur
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Hubert Deschamps | ... |
Le sentencieux
(voice)
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Roger Blin | ... |
L'aveugle
(voice)
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Philippe Derrez | ... |
Le liftier /
Le speaker
(voice)
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Albert Médina | ... |
Le belluaire /
Le haut hurleur
(voice)
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Claude Piéplu | ... |
Le maire du palais
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Lionel Charpy | ... |
(voice)
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Jacques Colombat | ... |
(voice)
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Robert Lombard | ... |
(voice)
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Jean Mermet | ... |
(voice)
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Vincent Montrobert | ... |
(voice)
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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...