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The Blue Bird

  • 19761976
  • GG
  • 1h 39m
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
1.2K
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The Blue Bird (1976)
AdventureDramaFamily
A pair of peasant children, Mytyl (Patsy Kensit) and her brother Tyltyl (Todd Lookinland), are led on a magical quest for the fabulous Blue Bird of Happiness (Nedezhda Pavlova) by the Fairy ... Read allA pair of peasant children, Mytyl (Patsy Kensit) and her brother Tyltyl (Todd Lookinland), are led on a magical quest for the fabulous Blue Bird of Happiness (Nedezhda Pavlova) by the Fairy Berylune. On their journey, they are accompanied by the humanized presences of a Dog, a Ca... Read allA pair of peasant children, Mytyl (Patsy Kensit) and her brother Tyltyl (Todd Lookinland), are led on a magical quest for the fabulous Blue Bird of Happiness (Nedezhda Pavlova) by the Fairy Berylune. On their journey, they are accompanied by the humanized presences of a Dog, a Cat, Light, Fire (Yevgeni Shcherbakov), Bread (Richard Pearson), and other entities.
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
1.2K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • George Cukor
  • Writers
    • Maurice Maeterlinck(play "L'Oiseau bleu")
    • Hugh Whitemore(screenplay)
    • Alfred Hayes(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Elizabeth Taylor
    • Jane Fonda
    • Cicely Tyson
  • Director
    • George Cukor
  • Writers
    • Maurice Maeterlinck(play "L'Oiseau bleu")
    • Hugh Whitemore(screenplay)
    • Alfred Hayes(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Elizabeth Taylor
    • Jane Fonda
    • Cicely Tyson
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    • 22User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    "Blue Bird, The" Elizabeth Taylor, Todd Lookinland and Patsy Kensit 1976 20th Century Fox
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    "Blue Bird, The" Elizabeth Taylor, Todd Lookinland and Patsy Kensit 1976 20th Century Fox
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    "Blue Bird, The" Elizabeth Taylor, Todd Lookinland and Patsy Kensit 1976 20th Century Fox
    "Blue Bird, The" Elizabeth Taylor, Todd Lookinland and Patsy Kensit 1976 20th Century Fox
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    "Blue Bird, The" Elizabeth Taylor, Todd Lookinland and Patsy Kensit 1976 20th Century Fox
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    "Blue Bird, The" Elizabeth Taylor, Todd Lookinland and Patsy Kensit 1976 20th Century Fox
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    Elizabeth Taylor and Patsy Kensit in The Blue Bird (1976)

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    Elizabeth Taylor
    Elizabeth Taylor
    • Mother…
    Jane Fonda
    Jane Fonda
    • The Night
    Cicely Tyson
    Cicely Tyson
    • Tylette
    Ava Gardner
    Ava Gardner
    • Luxury
    Todd Lookinland
    Todd Lookinland
    • Tyltyl
    Patsy Kensit
    Patsy Kensit
    • Mytyl
    Will Geer
    Will Geer
    • Grandfather
    Mona Washbourne
    Mona Washbourne
    • Grandmother
    Robert Morley
    Robert Morley
    • Father Time
    Harry Andrews
    Harry Andrews
    • Oak
    George Cole
    George Cole
    • Tylo
    Richard Pearson
    Richard Pearson
    • Bread
    Steven Warner
    Steven Warner
    • Children of the Future
    Monique Potter
    • Children of the Future
    • (as Monique Kaufman)
    Russell Lewis
    • Children of the Future
    Grant Bardsley
    • Children of the Future
    Anne Blackman
    • Children of the Future
    • (as Ann Mannion)
    Pheona McLellan
    • Sick Girl
    • Director
      • George Cukor
    • Writers
      • Maurice Maeterlinck(play "L'Oiseau bleu")
      • Hugh Whitemore(screenplay)
      • Alfred Hayes(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Director George Cukor told the Soviet studio head how honored he was to be filming in the same studio where Sergei Eisenstein had filmed Battleship Potemkin (1925). "Yes", said the studio head, "and with the very same equipment."
    • Quotes

      Tylette: I love you both as much as you deserve.

    • Connections
      Featured in Legends of World Cinema: Ava Gardner

    User reviews22

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    I loved this movie as a child
    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.
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    • Feb 21, 1999

    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 5, 1976 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Soviet Union
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Der blaue Vogel
    • Filming locations
      • Lenfilm Studios, Kamennoostrovsky Prospekt, Petrogradsky District, St. Petersburg, Russia
    • Production companies
      • Twentieth Century Fox
      • Lenfilm Studio
      • Edward Lewis Productions
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    • Budget
      • $12,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 39 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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