A chimney sweep and his beloved shepherdess are aided by Wonderbird in their escape from a ruthless dictator
Directed by Paul Grimault
despot
forbidden love
megalomania
hand drawn animation
european animation
chased lovers
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.5 / 5
Cast
Pierre Brasseur
Bird (voice)
Serge Reggiani
Chimney Sweep (voice)
Anouk Aimée
Shepherdess (voice)
Fernand Ledoux
King (voice)
Etienne Decroux
High-Howler (voice)
Roger Blin
Blind Man (Voice)
Yves Deniaud
Police Chief (voice)
Marcel Pérès
Beastmaster (voice)
Maurice Schutz
Old Beggar (voice)
Félix Oudart
Sententious (voice)
Crew
Paul Grimault
Director
Paul Grimault
Screenplay
Paul Grimault
Director of Photography
Paul Grimault
Cinematography
Hans Christian Andersen
Original Story
Pierre Prévert
Storyboard
Paul Grimault
Storyboard
Jacques Jansen
Vocals
Fabien Loris
Vocals
Pierre Brasseur
Vocals
Pierre Prévert
Recording Supervision
Popular Reviews
1 review
M Hansen
7.0★ · 06/22/25
Transfer is ass and the English dub is really weird. But not having the additional scenes from the 80’s allows you to be more immersed in this beautifully drawn fantasy world. The use of scale and movement is CRAZY for the 50’s. You can definitely tell that Isao Takahata and Richard Williams were big fans if this work.
Transfer is ass and the English dub is really weird. But not having the additional scenes from the 80’s allows you to be more immersed in this beautifully drawn fantasy world. The use of scale and movement is CRAZY for the 50’s. You can definitely tell that Isao Takahata and Richard Williams were big fans if this work.
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