The King and the Mockingbird

The King and the Mockingbird

1980•1h 23m•7.8/10

AnimationFamilyFantasy

Ratings

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7.8/10(407)

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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Production

Les Films Paul Grimault, Les Films Gibé, Antenne 2

Language

FR

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Jean Martin

Jean Martin

L’oiseau (voice)

Renaud Marx

Renaud Marx

Le ramoneur (voice)

Agnès Viala

La bergère (voice)

Pascal Mazzotti

Pascal Mazzotti

Le roi (voice)

Albert Médina

Le belluaire / Le haut hurleur (voice)

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)

Jeanne Witta

(Voice)

Jacques Colombat

Jacques Colombat

(Voice)

Jean Vimenet

(Voice)

Lionel Charpy

Lionel Charpy

(Voice)

Robert Lombard

Robert Lombard

(Voice)

Jean Mermet

(Voice)

Vincent Montrobert

(Voice)

Pierre Risch

(Voice)

Bruno Sermonne

(Voice)

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