The read
It runs a compact 1h 23m.
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Metacritic87/100
425 audience votes
Key crew
- Paul GrimaultDirector
- Paul GrimaultScreenplay
- Jacques PrévertScreenplay
- Paul GrimaultWriter
- Wojciech KilarOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Jean MartinL’oiseau (voice)
- Renaud MarxLe ramoneur (voice)
- Agnès VialaLa bergère (voice)
- Pascal MazzottiLe roi (voice)
- Albert MédinaLe belluaire / Le haut hurleur (voice)
- Philippe DerrezLe liftier / Le speaker (voice)
- Raymond BussièresLe chef de la police (voice)
- Roger BlinL’aveugle (voice)
- Claude PiépluLe maire du palais (voice)
- Hubert DeschampsLe sentencieux (voice)
- Jeanne Witta(Voice)
- Jacques Colombat(Voice)