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The Blue Bird (1940)

Movie"1001 Wonders in Technicolor"
Audience Score
57
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G 1 hr 28 minJan 19th, 1940Family, Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy
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.
StarringShirley TempleSpring ByingtonNigel Bruce
DirectorWalter Lang

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:January 19th, 1940
On DVD & Blu-ray:March 27th, 2007 - Buy DVD
Movie Budget:$2,000,000
Original Language:English
Production Companies:20th Century Fox
Movie Tags:
fairy talebased on fairy talepeasant