The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird
Original title: La bergère et le ramoneur
“A modern fairy story... for young and old!”
1952 · 1 h 3 min
Paul GrimaultCast
Pierre Brasseur 
Anouk Aimée 
Serge Reggiani 
Max Adrian 
Roger Blin 
Claire Bloom
Plot
An early version of the story of a mockingbird and a tyrannical king, which Grimault later reworked into The King and the Mockingbird.
Sinekatalog’s take
A charming early version of a famous animation.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Awards
- Venice Film Festival 1952: Grand Jury Prize
Ratings
IMDb: 7.0 / 10 (345 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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