The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird

May 29, 1953

1h 3m

★ 7.1

A modern fairy story... for young and old!

Overview

A chimney sweep and his beloved shepherdess are aided by Wonderbird in their escape from a ruthless dictator

Genres

Fantasy

Animation

Production Companies

Les Gémeaux

Clarges Distributors

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Cast

Bird (voice)

Pierre Brasseur

Chimney Sweep (voice)

Serge Reggiani

Shepherdess (voice)

Anouk Aimée

King (voice)

Fernand Ledoux

High-Howler (voice)

Etienne Decroux

Blind Man (Voice)

Roger Blin

Police Chief (voice)

Yves Deniaud

Beastmaster (voice)

Marcel Pérès

Old Beggar (voice)

Maurice Schutz

Sententious (voice)

Félix Oudart

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