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The King and the Mockingbird (1980)

★ 7.8/10 83 min Animation, Family, Fantasy France French
Director: Paul Grimault
Novel: Hans Christian Andersen
Screenplay by: Jacques Prévert, Paul Grimault
Dialogue: Jacques Prévert
Writer: Paul Grimault
Streaming: Not available

Description

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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Top 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)

The King and the Mockingbird Appears on 4 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

Metacritic Must-See Movies of All-Time (Metascore: 81+/100) Redux
Metacritic #679

Filmmaker Curation

Hayao Miyazaki's Favorite Movies
Far Out Magazine #18

Genre Curation

100 Essential Animations
British Film Institute #24

Letterboxd Lists

Letterboxd 100: Animation
Letterboxd #100

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