Willy the Sparrow

Mar 30, 1989

1h 16m

★ 6.6

What would it feel like to be a bird and fly over the trees and housetops?

Overview

Vili fakes illness so he doesn't have to take a math test. Instead, he starts shooting at sparrows from the window with an air rifle. The kindly old lady who feeds the birds turns out to be a real-life fairy who tries to turn Vili into a good boy.

Genres

Family

Animation

Fantasy

Production Companies

Pannónia Filmstúdió

Budapest Film

Hajdu Film

Willy the Sparrow Trailers

Cast

Vili, a verébbé változott fiú (voice)

Levente Igaz

Verbéna, a tündér (voice)

Klári Tolnay

Cip úr, az idős veréb (voice)

József Székhelyi

Füles, Vili húga (voice)

Eszter Kárász

Cili, a macska (voice)

Cecília Esztergályos

Spagyi, a főveréb (voice)

Mátyás Usztics

Csures, Spagyi alvezére (voice)

József Gyabronka

Krampusz, a kandúr (voice)

Tibor Szilágyi

Csiperke, veréblány (voice)

Ildikó Hüvösvölgyi

Csiri, veréblány (voice)

Ildikó Kilin

Sunya, közveréb (voice)

Zoltán Bor

Guri, közveréb (voice)

Péter Tihanyi

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