The Smurfs and the Magic Flute (1976)

A villain named McCreep steals the Smurfs' magic flute, an instrument that makes people dance wildly, and uses it to rob them. The Smurf King sends out Peewit to track down the thief and retrieve the flute.

Director:

Peyo

Writers:

Peyo (adaptation), Yvan Delporte (adaptation)

Stars:

Georges Atlas, Jacques Balutin, Angelo Bardi

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Georges Atlas	...	Sénéchal (voice)
Jacques Balutin	...	Le buveur (voice)
Angelo Bardi	...	Le marchand (voice) (as Angélo Bardi)
Jacques Ciron	...	Le visiteur (voice)
William Coryn	...	Johan (voice)
Henri Crémieux	...	Homnibus (voice) (as Henri Cremieux)
Roger Crouzet	...	Schtroumpf #2 (voice)
Jacques Dynam	...	Mortaille (voice)
Michel Elias	...	Le grand Schtroumpf (voice)
Ginette Garcin	...	Dame Barde (voice)
Henri Labussière	...	Le pêcheur (voice) (as Henri Labussiere)
Jacques Marin	...	Schtroumpf-Fête (voice)
Albert Médina	...	Torchesac (voice) (as Albert Medina)
Michel Modo	...	Pirlouit (voice)
Georges Pradez	...	Le roi (voice)

Storyline

A villain named McCreep steals the Smurfs' magic flute, an instrument that makes people dance wildly, and uses it to rob them. The Smurf King sends out Peewit to track down the thief and retrieve the flute. Now Johan and Pirlouit must get it back at all costs, so they head to the magical kingdom of Smurfs to ask for their help.

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Plot Keywords:

based on comic strip | singing | castle | medieval | medieval times | 

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Taglines:

You're in for a 'SMURFING' GOOD TIME... with those little blue people you love!

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Music | Musical

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Certificate:

G

Details

Country:

France Belgium

Language:

French English

Release Date:

25 November 1983 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Flauta dos 6 Schtroumpfs

Box Office

Gross USA:

$11,234,220

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$11,234,220

Company Credits

Production Co:

Belvision, Dupuis Audiovisuel

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor) Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

"La flûte à six schtroumpfs" is not the first adaptation of Peyo's "Smurfs" comics, theatrical or otherwise. In the early 1960s, T.V.A. Dupuis produced several black & white animated shorts, adapted faithfully from the comics, for Belgian television. In 1965, 5 of these shorts were collected into a theatrical compilation film titled The Adventures of the Smurfs (1965). While the film itself has been scarcely seen since its original release, some of the original TV shorts can be seen on display at the Belgian Comic Strip Center in Brussels.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Narrator: Once upon a time... wait a minute! This isn't just another once upon a time story. This story doesn't follow the book at all. It all began in a kingdom a long time ago in the middle ages. By decree of the good king, the kingdom was having a great celebration.

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Connections

Followed by The Smurfs (1981)

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Soundtracks

La Présentation Des Schtroumpfs
("The Presentation Of The Smurfs")
(Papa Smurf introduces the Smurfs)
Composed by Michel Legrand
Lyrics by Peyo & Yvan Delporte
Performed by Michel Elias

User Reviews

Great movie

Hello from Barcelona. Yes, this is a great movie. The smurfs don't appear until minute 35 or so but never mind. Johan and Pewee characters are lovely and we know they will meet smurfs later so never mind. The film is 74 minutes long, not 89. Michel Legrand songs are really beautiful and brilliant. All children will love this film and many not so children... Smurfs are drawn much better than the terrific Hanna-Barbera cartoon shows. Here they are just smurfs as they must be, not some kind of bad project bad drown and with no gracefulness. We see Peyo WAS in this movie. If you know the book of this film then you must watch this it. I wonder why it doesn't exist on DVD. There are some smurfs official DVD's in France but this movie is not available yet and I don't understand why if this is the only smurf film ever. I think you can find it in USA, UK, France, Germany, Belgium and Netherlands, but always in VHS format. In some countries it is long deleted since lots of years ago but easy to find in eBAY for example. It's nearly impossible to find in Spain 'cause it was only for rent. In Catalonia there are the catalan version which is just adorable. So...we want this movie on DVD today!! And you must watch it right now!! Joan from Barcelona