The King and the Mockingbird | Le Roi et l’Oiseau
The King and the MockingbirdLe Roi et l'Oiseau
Overview
The kingdom of Takicardie quakes under the rule of the tyrannical King Charles V-et-III-font-VIII-et-VIII-font-XVI, whose favourite pastime is shooting birds. His archenemy is a cheeky mockingbird, whose favourite pastime is thwarting the king’s attempts to shoot birds. One night, a portrait of the king comes to life and disposes of the real king, taking his place. The portrait king falls in love with a young shepherdess in another painting and intends to marry her. But, alas, the shepherdess has fallen in love with a chimneysweep and together they elope from the king’s palace. Enraged, the king sends his police to capture them and once they are within his power he forces the shepherdess to marry him. The mockingbird must use all his guile and courage to once more thwart the king and bring his evil reign to an end.
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Cast
Jean Martin
Renaud Marx
Agnès Viala
Pascal Mazzotti
Albert Médina
Philippe Derrez
Raymond Bussières
Roger Blin
Claude Piéplu
Hubert Deschamps
Jeanne Witta
Jacques Colombat
Jean Vimenet
Lionel Charpy
Robert Lombard
Jean Mermet
Vincent Montrobert
Pierre Risch
Bruno Sermonne
Crew
Paul Grimault
Hans Christian Andersen
Jacques Prévert
Paul Grimault
Jacques Prévert
Gérard Soirant
Paul Grimault
Paul Grimault
