The Blue Bird

A cavalcade of magic. A carnival of fun. The Blue Bird is magic for everyone.

19761h 35mNo ratings yet

Adventure
Drama
Fantasy
Family

Overview

Peasant children Mytyl and Tyltyl are led on a magical quest for the fabulous Blue Bird of Happiness by the fairy Berylune. On their journey, they're accompanied by the anthropomorphized presences of a Dog, a Cat, Light, Fire, and Bread, among other entities.

Keywords

family
musical
fairy tale
based on fairy tale
peasant

Details

Status: Released
Release date: April 30, 1976
Original language: English
Spoken languages: English
Countries: Soviet Union, United States of America
Production: 20th Century Fox,Sovinfilm,Lenfilm,Edward Lewis Productions
Cast: Patsy Kensit,Todd Lookinland,Elizabeth Taylor,Jane Fonda,Cicely Tyson,Ava Gardner,Margarita Terekhova,Georgiy Vitsin,Oleg Popov,Nadezhda Pavlovaand 27 more
Director: George Cukor
Writer: Alfred Hayes,Maurice Maeterlinck,Hugh Whitemore,Aleksei Kapler,Tony Harrison
Producer: Harry N. Blum,Robert H. Greenberg,Paul Maslansky,Edward Lewis,Paul B. Radin,Lee Savin
Cinematography: Freddie Young,Jonas Gricius
Budget: $12,000,000
Revenue: $3,500,000
IMDb: tt0074225