7.8
7.8
The King and the Mockingbird
1980
Writer
Paul Grimault
Directing
Born:March 23, 1905
Died:March 29, 1994(aged 89)
Birthplace:Neuilly-sur-Seine, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France
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CommunityBiography
Paul Grimault (23 March 1905 – 29 March 1994) was one of the most important French animators. He made many traditionally animated films that were delicate in style, satirical, and lyrical in nature. His most important work is Le Roi et l'oiseau, which ultimately took over 30 years to produce. He began it as La Bergère et le Ramoneur (The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep) in 1948 and it was highly anticipated, but Grimault's partner André Sarrut showed the film unfinished in 1952, against Grimault's wishes. This caused a rift between partners and a stop in production. In 1967, Grimault got possession of the film and subsequently was able to complete it in 1980 under a new title, Le Roi et l'oiseau, incorporating some footage from the original and re-hiring the original animators, together with some new, younger ones. There are many names for it in English that have been used in various releases, including: The King and the Bird (literal), The King and the Mockingbird, The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird and The King and Mr. Bird (1980). He also collected his best shorts in a retrospective compilation movie, La table tournante (1988), which is included in the deluxe edition of Le Roi et l'oiseau. In 1936 Grimault founded, with André Sarrut, Les Gémeaux, which was the second significant French animation venture, following the work of Émile Cohl, which had closed years earlier. During World War II, Americans films being unavailable, its films found a captive audience. The studio produced a number of shorts, then closed its doors in 1952 following the expense of making La Bergère et le Ramoneur, which was the first feature-length French animated movie. Grimault was part of the agitprop group Groupe Octobre. At this group he met Jacques Prévert, with whom he went on to collaborate on several animated films, most notably Le roi et l'oiseau. Source: Article "Paul Grimault" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Filmography (63 movies)
7.5
7.5
L'Atalante
1934
as Passenger at Railway Station (uncredited)
7.3
7.3
Cinéastes de notre temps : Jean Vigo
2012
as Self
7.3
7.3
Turning Table
1988
Screenplay
7.2
7.2
The Lower Depths
1936
as Uncredited
7.1
7.1
The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird
1953
Screenplay
7.0
7.0
Coup de Torchon
1981
as Le condamné à mort (dans le film publicitaire "Galeries Barbès")
7.0
7.0
S'il n'en reste qu'un, nous serons ces deux-là
2013
as Self (archive footage)
7.0
7.0
Levitan: That Night
1932
as Henri II
7.0
7.0
Paul Grimault, image par image
2003
as Self (archive footage)
7.0
7.0
Drôle d'oiseau
2003
as Self
7.0
7.0
Le Colisée
1933
as The Barrel Organ Player
7.0
7.0
Le Pèlerinage
1962
7.0
7.0
The Laughter Congress
1950
Director
7.0
7.0
Enrico cuisinier
1956
Director
7.0
7.0
Time Machine
1942
Screenplay
7.0
7.0
Chasseurs pêcheurs
1971
Screenplay
7.0
7.0
Les Sportifs de la préhistoire
1972
Screenplay
7.0
7.0
The Tartlet
1967
Producer
7.0
7.0
La Faim du monde
1957
Screenplay
7.0
7.0
Gô among the birds
1939
Screenplay
7.0
7.0
Fidelity
1959
Screenplay
7.0
7.0
Fire Proofs
1953
Writer
7.0
7.0
The Little Collar
1954
Director
7.0
7.0
A Ship's Chef
1951
Writer
7.0
7.0
King's Fool
1988
Screenplay
7.0
7.0
Apple and Strawberry
1951
Director
7.0
7.0
The World at a Glance
1975
Director
7.0
7.0
The Dog Who Loved Music
1973
Screenplay
7.0
7.0
The Diamond
1970
Screenplay
7.0
7.0
Noah's Ark
1967
Producer
7.0
7.0
Mister Pipe does Painting
1936
Screenplay
7.0
7.0
Phénomènes électriques
1935
Writer
7.0
7.0
The Desert Island
1938
Screenplay
7.0
7.0
The Enchanter is Enchanted
1938
Screenplay
7.0
7.0
Right in a Mystery
1936
Screenplay
7.0
7.0
Natcha
1936
Screenplay
7.0
7.0
Brummel
1929
Director
7.0
7.0
The Wardrobe
1931
Director
7.0
7.0
The Executed
1932
Screenplay
7.0
7.0
Le Concours de pêche
1937
Screenplay
7.0
7.0
The Greasy Pole
1960
Screenplay
7.0
7.0
Niglo reporter
1945
Screenplay
7.0
7.0
Land ho!
TBA
Screenplay
7.0
7.0
Marcel, your mother is calling you
1961
Producer
7.0
7.0
Beautiful Days of Celebration
1955
Writer
6.8
6.8
Le Messager de la lumière
1938
Writer
6.5
6.5
Paris mange son pain
1958
as Self
6.5
6.5
The Lightning Rod Thief
1944
Director
6.5
6.5
Safe and Sound
1938
Screenplay
6.3
6.3
The Magic Flute
1946
Screenplay
6.3
6.3
The Scarecrow
1943
Writer
6.3
6.3
The Little Soldier
1947
Director
6.1
6.1
The Note Seller
1942
Director
6.1
6.1
The Animated World of Paul Grimault
2019
Director
6.1
6.1
The Passengers of Ursa Major
1943
Screenplay
5.9
5.9
The Young Lady and the Cellist
1965
Producer
5.8
5.8
The Séance Is Over
1931
Director
5.5
5.5
The Free Trade Hotel
1934
4.5
4.5
The Legend of Silk
1951
Screenplay
2.0
2.0
One, Two, Three...
1974
Producer
Forgotten Stones
1952
Producer
The Little Story of a Negligible Tale
1967
Producer
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