A pair of peasant children, Mytyl and her brother Tyltyl, are led on a magical quest for the fabulous Blue Bird of Happiness by the Fairy Berylune. On their journey, they are accompanied by...
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Title: The Blue Bird (1976)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Elizabeth Taylor | ... | Mother / Witch / Light / Maternal Love | |
| Jane Fonda | ... | The Night | |
| Cicely Tyson | ... | Tylette | |
| Ava Gardner | ... | Luxury | |
| Todd Lookinland | ... | Tyltyl | |
| Patsy Kensit | ... | Mytyl | |
| Will Geer | ... | Grandfather | |
| Mona Washbourne | ... | Grandmother | |
| Robert Morley | ... | Father Time | |
| Harry Andrews | ... | Oak | |
| George Cole | ... | Tylo | |
| Richard Pearson | ... | Bread | |
| Steven Warner | ... | Children of the Future | |
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Monique Potter | ... | Children of the Future (as Monique Kaufman) |
| Russell Lewis | ... | Children of the Future | |
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A pair of peasant children, Mytyl and her brother Tyltyl, are led on a magical quest for the fabulous Blue Bird of Happiness by the Fairy Berylune. On their journey, they are accompanied by the humanized presences of a Dog, a Cat, Light, Fire, Bread, and other entities. Written by Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net>
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soup | grandfather granddaughter relationship | dead animal | grandfather grandson relationship | grandmother granddaughter relationship |Taglines:
A cavalcade of magic. A carnival of fun. The Blue Bird is magic for everyone.Parents Guide:
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5 April 1976 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Lenfilm Studios, Kamennoostrovsky Prospekt, Petrogradsky District, St. Petersburg, Russia See more »Edit
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$12,000,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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I loved this movie as a child. I would love to see it again and share it with my children. It is a wonderful movie for children and the young at heart. I like it much better than the Shirley Temple version.