The Blue Bird (1976)
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- G
- 1h 39min
- Adventure, Drama
- 05 Apr 1976 (USA)
- Movie
A pair of peasant children, Mytyl (Patsy Kensit) and her brother Tyltyl (Todd Lookinland), are led on a magical quest for the fabulous Blue Bird of Happiness (Nedezhda Pavlova) by the Fairy Berylune. On their journey, they are accompanied...
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Cast
| Elizabeth Taylor | ... |
Mother / Witch / Light / Maternal Love
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| Jane Fonda | ... |
The Night
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| Cicely Tyson | ... |
Tylette
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| Ava Gardner | ... |
Luxury
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| Todd Lookinland | ... |
Tyltyl
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| Patsy Kensit | ... |
Mytyl
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| Will Geer | ... |
Grandfather
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| Mona Washbourne | ... |
Grandmother
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| Robert Morley | ... |
Father Time
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| Harry Andrews | ... |
Oak
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| George Cole | ... |
Tylo
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| Richard Pearson | ... |
Bread
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| Steven Warner | ... |
Children of the Future
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Monique Potter | ... |
Children of the Future
(as Monique Kaufman)
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Russell Lewis | ... |
Children of the Future
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Grant Bardsley | ... |
Children of the Future
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Anne Blackman | ... |
Children of the Future
(as Ann Mannion)
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Pheona McLellan | ... |
Sick Girl
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| Margarita Terekhova | ... |
Milk
(as Margareta Terechova)
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| Oleg Popov | ... |
Clown
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| Georgiy Vitsin | ... |
Sugar
(as Georgi Vitzin)
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Nadezhda Pavlova | ... |
Blue Bird
(as Nadezda Pavlova)
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Valentina Ganibalova | ... |
Water
(as Valentina Ganilaee Ganibalova)
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Yevgeni Shcherbakov | ... |
The Fire
(as Yevgeny Scherbakov)
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| Leonid Nevedomsky | ... |
Father
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| James Coco | ... |
Tylo the Dog (scenesDeleted)
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Kirov Ballet Company | ... |
Dancers
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| Glikeriya Bogdanova-Chesnokova | ... |
(uncredited)
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Directed by
| George Cukor | ||
Written by
| Maurice Maeterlinck | ... | (play "L'Oiseau bleu") |
| Hugh Whitemore | ... | (screenplay) and |
| Alfred Hayes | ... | (screenplay) |
| Aleksei Kapler | ... | () |
Produced by
| Harry N. Blum | ... | produced in association with |
| Robert H. Greenberg | ... | produced in association with |
| Edward Joseph | ... | associate producer (as Teddy Joseph) |
| Edward Lewis | ... | executive producer |
| Paul Maslansky | ... | producer |
| John Palmer | ... | associate producer |
| Paul B. Radin | ... | co-producer (as Paul Radin) |
| Lee Savin | ... | co-producer |
Music by
| Irwin Kostal | ||
Cinematography by
| Jonas Gricius | ... | director of photography (as Ionas Gritzus) |
| Freddie Young | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Stanford C. Allen | ||
| Tatyana Shapiro | ||
| Carl Kress | ... | (uncredited) |
Editorial Department
| William D. Gordean | ... | assistant film editor (as William Gordean) |
| John Grover | ... | assistant editor |
| Ernest Walter | ... | supervising film editor |
Casting By
| Maude Spector | ||
Production Design by
| Brian Wildsmith | ||
Art Direction by
| Valery Yurkevich | ... | (as Valery Urkevich) |
Set Decoration by
| Larisa Smelova | ... | (as L. Smelova) |
Costume Design by
| Marina Azizyan | ||
| Viktoriya Mogilyanskaya | ... | (as V. Mogilyanskaya) |
Makeup Department
| Arthur Bruckel | ... | hair designs: Elizabeth Taylor |
| Vasili Goryunov | ... | makeup artist (as Vasily Gorjunov) |
| Sydney Guilaroff | ... | hair designs: Ava Gardner / hair designs: luxury sequence |
| Giancarlo Novelli | ... | hair designs: Elizabeth Taylor |
| John O'Gorman | ... | makeup artist |
| Sofia Smirnova | ... | makeup artist |
| Tom Smith | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Oleg Danilov | ... | production manager |
| John Palmer | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Mike Gowans | ... | assistant director |
| Stirlin Harris | ... | assistant director |
| Liliana Markova | ... | assistant director |
| Yevgeni Tatarsky | ... | assistant director (as Yevgeny Tatarsky) |
| Igor Usov | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Eduard Isayev | ... | set dresser (as Edward Isaev) |
| Tamara Polyanskaya | ... | set dresser |
| Yevgeny Starikovitch | ... | set dresser |
| Brian Wildsmith | ... | graphics / illustrations |
Sound Department
| John Bramall | ... | production sound |
| Grigori Elbert | ... | production sound (as Gregory Elbert) |
| Gordon Everett | ... | production sound |
| William Hartman | ... | sound editor |
| Godfrey Marks | ... | dialogue editor |
| Edward Rossi | ... | sound editor |
| Ron Smith | ... | dialogue editor |
| Theodore Soderberg | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Clive Copland | ... | dubbing assistant (uncredited) |
| William Parnell | ... | adr editor (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Roy Field | ... | special effects |
| Wayne Fitzgerald | ... | special effects: Pacific Title |
| Leonid Kayukov | ... | special effects |
| Lev Kholmov | ... | special effects |
| Yakov Leybov | ... | special effects |
| Boris Mikhaylov | ... | special effects |
| Georgiy Senotov | ... | special effects (as Georgi Senotov) |
| Aleksandr Zavyalov | ... | special effects (as Aleksandr Zavialov) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Alan Annand | ... | assistant camera |
| Trevor Coop | ... | assistant camera |
| Freddie Cooper | ... | camera operator |
| Genadi Nesterenko | ... | assistant camera (as Gennady Nesterenkov) |
| Bob Penn | ... | still photographer (as Robert Penn) |
| Nikolai Pokoptsev | ... | assistant camera (as Nikolai Pokoptzev) |
| Anatoly Siagin | ... | still photographer |
| George Whitear | ... | still photographer |
| Henry Wynberg | ... | still photographer |
| Ephim Zarch | ... | chief electrician |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Edith Head | ... | costume designer: principals |
Music Department
| Tony Harrison | ... | lyricist |
| Irwin Kostal | ... | conductor |
| Lionel Newman | ... | music coordinator |
| Andrey Petrov | ... | composer: ballet music (as Andrei Petrov) |
| John Richards | ... | music recordist |
| Kenneth Wannberg | ... | music editor |
Script and Continuity Department
| Lucie Lichtig | ... | continuity |
Additional Crew
| Aleksandr Arshansky | ... | senior production executive |
| Igor Belskiy | ... | choreographer (as Igor Belsky) |
| Patricia Carr | ... | production secretary (as Pat Carr) |
| Irina Golovanj | ... | story editor |
| Leonid Jakobson | ... | choreographer |
| Aleksei Kapler | ... | creative consultant (as Alexei Kapler) |
| Alan Ladd Jr. | ... | presenter |
| Grace Palmer | ... | production secretary |
| Robert Rietty | ... | dialogue coach |
| Irina Tarsanova | ... | story editor |
| Brian Wildsmith | ... | titles |
| Robert Jon Carlson | ... | assistant to director (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Twentieth Century Fox (presents)
- Lenfilm Studio (presents)
- Edward Lewis Productions
- Sovinfilm (produced in association with)
- Tower International (in cooperation with)
Distributors
- Twentieth Century Fox (1976) (United States) (theatrical)
- Fox-Rank (1976) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Hispano Foxfilms S.A.E. (1976) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (1976) (France) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (1976) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (1976) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (1976) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Toho-Towa (1976) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Fox-Stockholm Film Distribution (1977) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- MGM-Fox (1977) (Norway) (theatrical)
- 20th Century Fox Television (1980) (United States) (tv) (original syndication release)
- Abril Vídeo (1989) (Brazil) (VHS)
- Fox Video (1991) (United States) (VHS)
- 20th Television (United States) (tv)
- Icestorm Entertainment (2015) (Germany) (DVD)
- Disney+ (2021) (Australia) (video) (VOD) (Star)
- Disney+ (2021) (Canada) (video) (VOD) (Star)
- Disney+ (2021) (Ireland) (video) (VOD) (Star)
- Disney+ (2021) (New Zealand) (video) (VOD) (Star)
- Disney+ (2021) (United Kingdom) (video) (VOD) (Star)
- Disney+ (2022) (United States) (video) (VOD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (Italy) (video)
- Barium Video (Finland) (VHS)
- Collection Club Juniors (France) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- The Dancers of the Leningrad Kirov Ballet Company (dancers)
- The Leningrad Ensemble of Choreographical Miniatures (dancers)
- Pacific Title (opticals)
- Bluebird Productions (services)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
A pair of peasant children, Mytyl (Patsy Kensit) and her brother Tyltyl (Todd Lookinland), are led on a magical quest for the fabulous Blue Bird of Happiness (Nedezhda Pavlova) by the Fairy Berylune. On their journey, they are accompanied by the humanized presences of a Dog, a Cat, Light, Fire (Yevgeni Shcherbakov), Bread (Richard Pearson), and other entities.
Written by Jim Beaver |
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| Taglines | A cavalcade of magic. A carnival of fun. The Blue Bird is magic for everyone. See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $12,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Director George Cukor told the Soviet studio head how honored he was to be filming in the same studio where Sergei Eisenstein had filmed Battleship Potemkin (1925). "Yes", said the studio head, "and with the very same equipment." See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Ava Gardner. See more » |
| Quotes |
Tylette:
I love you both as much as you deserve. See more » |