The King and the Mockingbird (Le Roi et l’oiseau) 44 years old

The King and the Mockingbird

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.

Credits

The King and the Mockingbird Cast

Name Character
Raymond Bussières He was 72, 74 years old when he died as Le chef de la police (voice)
Hubert Deschamps He was 56, 75 years old when he died as Le sentencieux (voice)
Jacques Colombat He was 40, now 84 years old as (Voice)
Roger Blin He was 72, 76 years old when he died as L'aveugle (voice)
Claude Piéplu He was 56, 82 years old when he died as Le maire du palais (voice)
Pascal Mazzotti was 57, 79 years old when died as Le roi (voice)
Jean Martin He was 58, 86 years old when he died as L'oiseau (voice)

The King and the Mockingbird Crew

Name Department
Hans Christian Andersen as Novel. He was 174 (70) years old when He died Writing
Jacques Prévert as Screenplay. He was 80 (77) years old when He died Writing
Jacques Prévert as Dialogue. He was 80 (77) years old when He died Writing
Paul Grimault as Director. He was 74 (89) years old when He died Directing
Paul Grimault as Screenplay. He was 74 (89) years old when He died Writing
The King and the Mockingbird poster
The King and the Mockingbird (44 years)

  • Release day: Wednesday, March 19, 1980
  • Runtime: 83 minutes