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The King and the Mockingbird

The King and the Mockingbird

19807.81h 23m

Overview

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.

Directed by Paul Grimault
Written by Paul Grimault, Jacques Prévert, Hans Christian Andersen
Produced by André Sarrut, Robert Dorfmann
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Top Cast

Jean Martin

Jean Martin

L’oiseau (voice)

Renaud Marx

Renaud Marx

Le ramoneur (voice)

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Agnès Viala

La bergère (voice)

Pascal Mazzotti

Pascal Mazzotti

Le roi (voice)

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Albert Médina

Le belluaire / Le haut hurleur (voice)

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Philippe Derrez

Le liftier / Le speaker (voice)

Raymond Bussières

Raymond Bussières

Le chef de la police (voice)

Roger Blin

Roger Blin

L’aveugle (voice)

Claude Piéplu

Claude Piéplu

Le maire du palais (voice)

Hubert Deschamps

Hubert Deschamps

Le sentencieux (voice)

Themes & Keywords

magicfairy taleroyaltyimpossible lovevisual poetry

About The King and the Mockingbird

The King and the Mockingbird is a animation, family, fantasy film released in 1980 exploring themes of magic, fairy tale, royalty, impossible love, visual poetry. Directed by Paul Grimault, it stars Jean Martin, Renaud Marx, Agnès Viala. 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.

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