The King and the Mockingbird
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.
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Cast
19 people
Jean Martin
L’oiseau (voice)
Known for
The Battle of Algiers
My Name Is Nobody
Renaud Marx
Le ramoneur (voice)
Known for
Napoleon
Agnès Viala
La bergère (voice)
No other roles listed
Pascal Mazzotti
Le roi (voice)
Known for
Hibernatus
Perched on a Tree
Albert Médina
Le belluaire / Le haut hurleur (voice)
Also in
Les Incorrigibles
My American Uncle
Philippe Derrez
Le liftier / Le speaker (voice)
No other roles listed
Raymond Bussières
Le chef de la police (voice)
Known for
The Wing or the Thigh?
The Under-Gifted
Roger Blin
L’aveugle (voice)
Known for
Orpheus
That Most Important Thing: Love
Claude Piéplu
Le maire du palais (voice)
Known for
Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar
Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez
Hubert Deschamps
Le sentencieux (voice)
Known for
The Under-Gifted
Zazie dans le Métro
Jeanne Witta
(Voice)
Jacques Colombat
(Voice)
Also in
Little Claus and Big Claus
Paul Grimault Director · Jacques Prévert Screenplay Hans Christian Andersen Author
United States release November 21, 2014 · Produced in France · Production Les Films Gibé, Antenne 2
Production
Les Films Paul Grimault
Production
Les Films Gibé
Production
Antenne 2
Production
France
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Languages
Original title
Le Roi et l'Oiseau
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
Belgium · March 19, 1980
Limited theatrical
France · March 19, 1980
Theatrical
United States · November 21, 2014
Theatrical · First US Theatrical Release
Brazil
November 21, 2014 · Theatrical
France
August 11, 2025 · TV · Arte
Germany
March 12, 1981 · Theatrical
Japan
May 26, 2001 · Digital
Netherlands
April 12, 1984 · Theatrical
March 24, 2005 · Theatrical · Re-release
September 20, 2008 · Physical · DVD
Poland
April 6, 1997 · TV · CANAL+
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