The King and the Mockingbird

The King and the Mockingbird

7.8

Mar 19 1980

1h 23m

Animation, Family, Fantasy

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.

Jean Martin

Jean Martin

L’oiseau (voice)

Renaud Marx

Renaud Marx

Le ramoneur (voice)

Agnès Viala

Agnès Viala

La bergère (voice)

Pascal Mazzotti

Pascal Mazzotti

Le roi (voice)

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