The King and the Mockingbird (1980)
The King and the Mockingbird (1980)
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 Jean Martin As: L’oiseau (voice)
Renaud Marx Renaud Marx As: Le ramoneur (voice)
Agnès Viala Agnès Viala As: La bergère (voice)
Pascal Mazzotti Pascal Mazzotti As: Le roi (voice)
Albert Médina Albert Médina As: Le belluaire / Le haut hurleur (voice)
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Storyline

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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Certification: G

Details

Genres: Animation, Family, Fantasy

Language: Français

Release Date: 19 March 1980

Country: FR

Runtime: 83m

Company Credits

Company: Les Films Paul Grimault, Les Films Gibé, Antenne 2

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Cast

Jean Martin

Jean Martin

L’oiseau (voice)

Renaud Marx

Renaud Marx

Le ramoneur (voice)

Agnès Viala

Agnès Viala

La bergère (voice)

Pascal Mazzotti

Pascal Mazzotti

Le roi (voice)

Albert Médina

Albert Médina

Le belluaire / Le haut hurleur (voice)

Philippe Derrez

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

Jeanne Witta

(Voice)

Jacques Colombat

Jacques Colombat

(Voice)

Jean Vimenet

Jean Vimenet

(Voice)

Lionel Charpy

Lionel Charpy

(Voice)

Robert Lombard

Robert Lombard

(Voice)

Jean Mermet

Jean Mermet

(Voice)

Vincent Montrobert

Vincent Montrobert

(Voice)

Pierre Risch

Pierre Risch

(Voice)

Bruno Sermonne

Bruno Sermonne

(Voice)

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Other Crew

Gérard Soirant

Gérard Soirant

Cinematography

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