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The Blue Bird

The Blue Bird

A cavalcade of magic. A carnival of fun. The Blue Bird is magic for everyone.

19765.31h 35m

Overview

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.

Directed by George Cukor
Written by Hugh Whitemore, Alfred Hayes, Maurice Maeterlinck
Produced by Harry N. Blum, Robert H. Greenberg, Paul Maslansky
Box OfficeBudget: $12.0MRevenue: $3.5M

Top Cast

Patsy Kensit

Patsy Kensit

Mytyl

Todd Lookinland

Todd Lookinland

Tyltyl

Elizabeth Taylor

Elizabeth Taylor

Queen of Light/Mother/Witch/Maternal Love

Jane Fonda

Jane Fonda

The Night

Cicely Tyson

Cicely Tyson

Tylette

Ava Gardner

Ava Gardner

Luxury

Margarita Terekhova

Margarita Terekhova

Milk

Georgiy Vitsin

Georgiy Vitsin

Sugar

Oleg Popov

Oleg Popov

Clown

Nadezhda Pavlova

Nadezhda Pavlova

Blue Bird

Themes & Keywords

fairy talepeasantmusicalbased on fairy tale

About The Blue Bird

The Blue Bird is a adventure, family, fantasy, drama film released in 1976 exploring themes of fairy tale, peasant, musical, based on fairy tale. Directed by George Cukor, it stars Patsy Kensit, Todd Lookinland, Elizabeth Taylor. 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.

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