Drama ·Fantasy · United States of America · 1918 · 1h 15m

The Blue Bird

The Blue Bird poster
Director
Maurice Tourneur
Cast
Tula Belle as Mytyl Robin Macdougall as Tyltyl Edwin E. Reed as Daddy Tyl Emma Lowry as Mummy Tyl William J. Gross as Grandpa Gaffer Tyl Florence Anderson as Granny Tyl
Crew
John van den Broek — Director of Photography Clarence Brown — Editor Charles Maigne — Writer Maurice Maeterlinck — Story Ben Carré — Costume Design
Synopsis

Peasant children Mytyl and Tyltyl are led on a magical quest for the fabulous Blue Bird of Happiness by the fairy Berylune. On their journey, they're accompanied by the anthropomorphized presences of a Dog, a Cat, Light, Fire, and Bread, among other entities.

Key Collaborators
Maurice Tourneur Director John van den Broek Director of Photography Clarence Brown Editor Charles Maigne Writer Maurice Maeterlinck Story Ben Carré Costume Design
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