Le roi et l'oiseau

The kingdom of Takicardie is ruled by a tyrant: King Charles V and Three Make Eight and Eight Make Sixteen. Only the joyous Bird dares mock him. The monarch loves a pretty shepherdess, but she's in love with a chimneysweep... The Bird helps them to escape the king's fury...

Directed by: Paul Grimault (France, 1980)
Screenplay: Jacques Prévert, Paul Grimault
Voices: Jean Martin (the Bird), Pascal Mazzotti (King Charles V and Three Make Eight and Eight Make Sixteen), Raymond Bussières (the police chief), Agnès Viala (the shepherdess), Renaud Marx (the chimneysweep)
Genre: animation