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A chimney sweep and a shepherdess seek to escape from the clutches of a tyrannical king.A chimney sweep and a shepherdess seek to escape from the clutches of a tyrannical king.A chimney sweep and a shepherdess seek to escape from the clutches of a tyrannical king.
- Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination
Jean Martin
- L'oiseau
- (voice)
Pascal Mazzotti
- Le roi
- (voice)
Agnès Viala
- La bergère
- (voice)
Renaud Marx
- Le ramoneur
- (voice)
Roger Blin
- L'aveugle
- (voice)
Philippe Derrez
- Le liftier
- (voice)
- …
Albert Médina
- Le belluaire
- (voice)
- …
Jerry Di Giacomo
- The King
- (English version)
- (voice)
- …
Steve Gadler
- The Bird
- (English version)
- (voice)
Patricia Kessler
- The Shepherdess
- (English version)
- (voice)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaJapanese director Hayao Miyazaki has cited the film as a major influence.
- Alternate versionsThe film was originally published in 1952 under the title "The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird". This 62 minute version was incomplete and was published against the wishes of Grimault and Prevert. Later Grimault attained the rights to the movie for the now definitive 1980 final cut.
- ConnectionsEdited from The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird (1952)
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I saw this film when I was a child and it mesmerized me. I saw it recently and my fascination for this film hasn't declined. This film is a marvel. Among its particularities that are quite numerous, let's quote: the beauty of the landscapes , the harmony of the colors, the perfection of music and especially the irony of the dialogues which is not surprising as they were written by Jacques Prévert. Moreover, in this film (which was awarded by the "Louis Delluc" price in 1979 and it deserved it), Paul Grimault's goal is to show us his hatred of the tyranny and his defence in favour of the poor and the weak. The film shows a great contrast concerning this thema: the king and his court lives in modernity, in the light and in gigantic palace whereas the population lives in darkness, in obscurity and in poverty. As a conclusion sentence: a wonderful animation film which is much better than any Disney films
- dbdumonteil
- Feb 5, 2002
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official sites
- Language
- Also known as
- The King and Mister Bird
- Production companies
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $27,513
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $3,721
- Nov 23, 2014
- Gross worldwide
- $167,451
- Runtime1 hour 23 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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By what name was The King and the Mockingbird (1980) officially released in Canada in English?
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