La flûte à six schtroumpfs (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:

Your favorite cartoon characters in their first full-length feature film

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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

Opening Weekend USA:

$1,180,582, 25 November 1983, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$11,234,220

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$19,000,000

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

Faithful adaptation of Peyo's 9th comic album (graphic novel) starring Johan & Pirlouit: "La Flûte à Six Trous" ("The Flute with Six Holes," later retitled "La Flûte à Six Schtroumpfs"/"The Flute with Six Smurfs," upon the huge success of the Smurfs themselves), featuring some background 'cameos' from characters used in two other albums. The traveling performers at the start of the movie are from book 12: "Le Pays Maudit", while the dog howling in the rain and the two people coming out of the jewelers shop appeared in book 13: "Le Sortilège de Maltrochu".

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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

Referenced in Angel: Underneath (2004)

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Soundtracks

William Wants a Smurf
(uncredited)
Composed by Michel Legrand

User Reviews

The pre-Hanna-Barbara Smurfs

Most of us, remember "The Smurfs" as the Hanna-Barbara show from the 80s, right? Well, this isn't the Smurfs you grew up with. This movie was released in Belgium before anyone in the US knew what they were and later dubbed into English in 1983 to appease the masses yearning for those little blues freaks of nature. Well in the movie, Johan, a young knight and his annoying dwarf sidekick Peewee find a magic flute and a bad guy (not Gargamel!) steals it or something and they have to find it or something, they learn that the flute was made by the Smurfs, who live in an dimension or something so they drop acid or what and go to this other dimension. They meet the Smurfs, well more or less Papa Smurf and his crew. There's no Smurfette, no Baby, no Smurflings etc and they all sing and speak in unison. Hefty doesn't and have a tattoo and Brainy can't shut up. Johan and PeeWee explains to Papa what happened, and the Smurfs have to cut down another tree and make another flute to help Johan and PeeWee. I don't really what happens next all I remember is it end with Pee Wee throwing a hissy fit or something. Any way the Smurfs don't appear until like an hour in the movie, so it's kind of boring, mostly!