Animation ·Family ·Fantasy · France · 1980 · 1h 23m

The King and the Mockingbird

Le Roi et l'Oiseau

The King and the Mockingbird poster
Director
Paul Grimault
Cast
Jean Martin as L’oiseau (voice) Renaud Marx as Le ramoneur (voice) Agnès Viala as La bergère (voice) Pascal Mazzotti as Le roi (voice) Albert Médina as Le belluaire / Le haut hurleur (voice) Philippe Derrez as Le liftier / Le speaker (voice)
Crew
Gérard Soirant — Director of Photography Paul Grimault — Editor Wojciech Kilar — Original Music Composer Jacques Prévert — Screenplay Paul Grimault — Screenplay Paul Grimault — Writer
Synopsis

A young shepherdess and a chimneysweep plan to get married and escape the clutches of a tyrannical king in love with her, assisted by the guile of a cheeky mockingbird, the king's archenemy.

Trailer The King and the Mockingbird — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
magicfairy taleroyaltyimpossible lovevisual poetry
Key Collaborators
Paul Grimault Director Gérard Soirant Director of Photography Paul Grimault Editor Wojciech Kilar Original Music Composer Jacques Prévert Screenplay Paul Grimault Screenplay Paul Grimault Writer Hans Christian Andersen Novel André Sarrut Producer Robert Dorfmann Producer
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