The King and the Mockingbird (1980)
Le roi et l'oiseau (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Not Rated
- 1h 23min
- Animation, Family
- 19 Mar 1980 (France)
- Movie
A chimney sweep and a shepherdess seek to escape from the clutches of a tyrannical king.
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Awards:
- 1 win & 1 nomination.
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Cast
| Jean Martin | ... |
L'oiseau (voice)
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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 (voice)
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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 (voice)
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Lionel Charpy | ... |
(voice)
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Jacques Colombat | ... |
(voice)
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Jerry Di Giacomo | ... |
The King / Additional Voices (voice)
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Steve Gadler | ... |
The Bird (voice)
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Patricia Kessler | ... |
The Shepherdess (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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Thomas M. Pollard | ... |
Museum Security Guard (voice)
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Popeck | ... |
(voice)
(as Jean Herbert)
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Pierre Risch | ... |
(voice)
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Bruno Sermonne | ... |
(voice)
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Jean Vimenet | ... |
(voice)
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Allan Wenger | ... |
Wedding Priest (voice)
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Jeanne Witta | ... |
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Directed by
| Paul Grimault | ||
Written by
| Hans Christian Andersen | ... | (fairy tale: "Hyrdinden og Skorsteensfeieren") (as H.C. Andersen) |
| Jacques Prévert | ... | (screenplay) & |
| Paul Grimault | ... | (screenplay) |
| Jacques Prévert | ... | (dialogue) |
Produced by
| Robert Dorfmann | ... | producer |
Music by
| Wojciech Kilar | ||
Cinematography by
| Gérard Soirant | ||
Editing by
| Paul Grimault | ||
Production Design by
| Lionel Charpy | ||
| Roger Duclent | ||
| Paul Grimault | ||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Emile Bourget | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Pierre Prévert | ... | artistic collaborator |
Sound Department
| Vincent Arnardi | ... | sound mix technician |
| Aline Asséo | ... | sound editor |
| Bob Chaubaroux | ... | voiceover recordist |
| René Chaussy | ... | sound editor |
| Henri Gruel | ... | sound effects |
| René Hanotel | ... | sound recordist |
| Jean Nény | ... | sound mixer |
| Claude Panier | ... | voiceover recordist |
Visual Effects by
| Bénédicte Hostache | ... | restoration artist: digital restoration |
| Benjamin Ribière | ... | digital artist: digital restoration and color correction |
Animation Department
| Gabriel Allignet | ... | animator |
| Annick Assémian | ... | painter |
| Jean Aurenche | ... | animator (as J. Aurance) |
| Sheena Best | ... | painter |
| Gisèle Bonnin | ... | tracer (as Gigi Bonnin) |
| Jean-Claude Boronine | ... | painter |
| Armelle Bouché | ... | painter |
| Simone Bruyères | ... | tracer |
| Madeleine Camolli-Beauchesne | ... | color researcher |
| Lidia Cardet | ... | tracer |
| Lionel Charpy | ... | background artist |
| Marcel Colbrant | ... | animator |
| Josiane Coran | ... | painter |
| Alain Costa | ... | animator |
| Jean Manuel Costa | ... | painter |
| Florence Cuvelier | ... | painter (as Florence Cuvellier) |
| L. Danet | ... | background artist |
| Frédérique Doyère | ... | color researcher |
| G. Dubrisay | ... | animator |
| Marie-Noëlle Dumas | ... | painter |
| Roger Dumotier | ... | animator (as R. Dumotier) |
| Léon Dupont | ... | animator (as L. Dupont) |
| Guy Faisien | ... | animator |
| Bernard Fiévé | ... | background artist (as B. Fiévé) |
| Sylvie Gautier | ... | painter |
| Roland Genestre | ... | animator (as R. Genestre) |
| Françoise Gillot | ... | tracer |
| Hélène Godefroy | ... | painter |
| Paul Granger | ... | animator (as P. Granger) |
| Pierre Grimault | ... | color researcher |
| Geneviève Helbig | ... | paint and trace artist (as G. Helbig) |
| Christiane Heurtebise | ... | painter |
| Colette Jacquemot | ... | tracer |
| Georges Juillet | ... | animator (as G. Juillet) |
| Henri Lacam | ... | animator |
| Philippe Landrot | ... | animator |
| Philippe Leclerc | ... | animator |
| Jacques Leroux | ... | animator (as J. Leroux) |
| L. Logé | ... | animator |
| Marie-Claude Martin | ... | painter |
| Olivier Merlin | ... | painter |
| Franco Milia | ... | animator |
| Roger Moreau | ... | animator (as R. Moreau) |
| Jacqueline Mutschler | ... | animator (as J. Mutschler) |
| Pierre Ovtcharoff | ... | animator (as P. Ovtcharoff) |
| Stéphane Poumeyrol | ... | painter |
| Isabelle Pénine | ... | painter |
| Jacques Rannaud | ... | animator (as J. Rannaud) |
| Robert Richez | ... | animator (as R. Richez) |
| Charlotte Roger | ... | tracer |
| Bernard Roso | ... | animator |
| Robert Rosé | ... | animator (as R. Rosé) |
| Alberto Ruiz | ... | animator |
| M. Saufnai | ... | background artist |
| Roger Segui | ... | animator (as R. Segui) |
| Dominique Tardivel | ... | painter |
| Yolande Uriarte | ... | painter |
| Jacques Vausseur | ... | animator (as J. Vausseur) |
| Alex Vidalie | ... | painter |
| Jean Vimenet | ... | animator |
| Pierre Watrin | ... | animator |
| Coraline Yordamlis-Bourgeois | ... | assistant animator (as Coraline Yordamlis) |
| E. Zilahy | ... | background artist |
| Marcel Zimmermann | ... | painter |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Gaumont (1980) (France) (theatrical)
- 1More Film (2005) (Netherlands) (theatrical) (reissue)
- GKIDS (United States) (theatrical) (Coming Soon)
- Gébéka Films (2003) (France) (theatrical) (reissue)
- ICA Projects (1984) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (London)
- Independent Cinema Office (2014) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (re-release) (limited)
- Rialto Pictures (2014) (United States) (theatrical)
- Senator Filmverleih (1981) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Sophie Dulac Distribution (2013) (France) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Svenska Filminstitutet (SFI) (1996) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- The Klockworx (2006) (Japan) (theatrical) (limited)
- Astral Video (1982) (Canada) (VHS) (English dubbed)
- Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2007) (Japan) (DVD)
- Canal+ (1984) (France) (tv)
- Cinema Golden Choice (2004) (Mexico) (tv)
- Citel Vidéo (1998) (France) (VHS)
- Entertainment in Video (1984) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- International Visual Corporation (IVC) (2000) (Japan) (video)
- Paramount Channel (2022) (France) (tv)
- Star Entertainment (2018) (India) (HD version)
- StudioCanal Home Entertainment (2013) (Germany) (DVD)
- StudioCanal Home Entertainment (2014) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- StudioCanal (2003) (France) (DVD)
- TVA International (2004) (Canada) (DVD)
- The Criterion Channel (2020) (United States) (tv) (digital)
- Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2010) (Japan) (DVD) (reissue)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (1986) (Finland) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
Storyline
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki has cited the film as a major influence. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited from The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird (1952). See more » |