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A chimney sweep and his beloved shepherdess are aided by Wonderbird (Sir Peter Ustinov) in their escape from a ruthless dictator.A chimney sweep and his beloved shepherdess are aided by Wonderbird (Sir Peter Ustinov) in their escape from a ruthless dictator.A chimney sweep and his beloved shepherdess are aided by Wonderbird (Sir Peter Ustinov) in their escape from a ruthless dictator.
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 2 wins & 2 nominations total
Pierre Brasseur
- L'oiseau
- (voice)
Anouk Aimée
- La bergère
- (voice)
Serge Reggiani
- Le ramoneur
- (voice)
Max Adrian
- The King
- (English version)
- (voice)
Roger Blin
- L'aveugle
- (voice)
Claire Bloom
- Sheperdess
- (English version)
- (voice)
Alec Clunes
- The Blind Man
- (English version)
- (voice)
Denholm Elliott
- The Chimney Sweep
- (English version)
- (voice)
Joan Heal
- The Kitten
- (English version)
- (voice)
Fernand Ledoux
- Le roi
- (voice)
Frank Muir
- Commentator
- (English version)
- (voice)
Félix Oudart
- Le sentencieux
- (voice)
Marcel Pérès
- Le belluaire
- (voice)
Philip Stainton
- Chief of Police
- (English version)
- (voice)
Cecil Trouncer
- The Statue
- (English version)
- (voice)
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- TriviaThis movie was never completed. Production began in 1948, but Producer André Sarrut showed this movie unfinished in 1952, against Director Paul Grimault's wishes. This caused production to stop. In 1967, Grimault got possession of this movie and was able to complete it under a new title, The King and the Mockingbird (1980).
- Quotes
Sheperdess, Le ramoneur: Mr Bird! Mr Bird!
- Alternate versionsAn English-dubbed version was released under the title "The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird." The voice cast included Peter Ustinov (Mr. Wonderbird), Claire Bloom (the Shepherdess) and Denholm Elliott.
- ConnectionsEdited into Jimmy, the Boy Wonder (1966)
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I just picked this up in a decent if not outstanding DVD version for one dollar at Wal Mart.
Run out and buy it.
I'm fairly sure that this version is the short, incomplete version released against the animator's wishes in the late Fifties, but even so, at a buck it's an *incredible* bargain.
This film was syndicated in small chunks as a serial to local TV stations in the early 60s for the kid's shows that almost every station ran on weekday afternoons in those days - "Mr Bill and Bozo", "Monty's Gang" (Channel 4, Greenville SC) and "Captain Grady" (channel 13, Asheville NC - which is where i saw it). It made such an impression on twelve-or-so-old me that i immediately recognised it when i spotted it in Wal Mart tonight and grabbed it.
Wonderful. You should get it.
Run out and buy it.
I'm fairly sure that this version is the short, incomplete version released against the animator's wishes in the late Fifties, but even so, at a buck it's an *incredible* bargain.
This film was syndicated in small chunks as a serial to local TV stations in the early 60s for the kid's shows that almost every station ran on weekday afternoons in those days - "Mr Bill and Bozo", "Monty's Gang" (Channel 4, Greenville SC) and "Captain Grady" (channel 13, Asheville NC - which is where i saw it). It made such an impression on twelve-or-so-old me that i immediately recognised it when i spotted it in Wal Mart tonight and grabbed it.
Wonderful. You should get it.
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- La pastora y el deshollinador
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By what name was The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird (1952) officially released in Canada in English?
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