Le chien, le général et les oiseaux

Name: Le chien, le général et les oiseaux
Genre: Animation
Released: 2003-10-22
Duration: 1 h 15 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Michel Elias, Tonino Guerra, François Jerosme, Philippe Noiret, Marie Vincent

IMDb ID: tt0374574 · Year: 2003 · Rating: 6.3 (179 votes)

Genres: Animation

A long time ago, a young Russian general chose to sacrifice hundreds of birds to burn Moscow and save his motherland from the troops of Napoleon. For this feat, he was hailed as a hero by the people of Russia but regarded an execu...

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesCanada: Le chien, le général et les oiseaux (French)
France: Le chien, le général et les oiseaux
Italy: Il cane e il suo generale
Portugal: O Cão, O General e Os Pássaros
Poland: Pies, generał i ptaki
World-wide: The Dog, the General, and the Birds (English)
Bulgaria: Кучето, генералът и птиците (Bulgarian)
Russia: Собака, генерал и птицы
The Dog, the General, and the BirdsRelease Date2003-10-22Runtime75 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews1Critic Reviews4Countries / RegionsFrance
ItalyLanguagesFrenchProduction CompaniesSolaris
Roissy Films
TévaIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0374574/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0374574.jpgUpdated At2025-08-22T04:07:10

Stars

Michel Elias
Tonino Guerra
François Jerosme
Philippe Noiret
Marie Vincent

Directors

Francis Nielsen

Writers

Tonino Guerra
Francis Nielsen

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Michel Elias | Character: Le chien
Actor: Tonino Guerra | Character: Il generale
Actor: François Jerosme | Character: Le général
Actor: Philippe Noiret | Character: Récitant, Narrator
Actor: Marie Vincent | Character: Actress

[Directors Group]
Name: Francis Nielsen | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Tonino Guerra | Role: Writer
Name: Francis Nielsen | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Raphaël Berdugo | Role: Producer
Name: Danièle Gégauff | Role: Producer
Name: Stéphane Tchalgadjieff | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Andrea Guerra | Role: Composer

[Editing Group]
Name: Alice Boitard | Role: Editor

[Production Design Group]
Name: Patrick Clerc | Role: Production Designer

[Sound Department]
Name: Samy Bardet | Role: Sound Department
Name: Eric Chevallier | Role: Sound Department
Name: Thierry Lebon | Role: Sound Department
Name: Marco Streccioni | Role: Sound Department

[animation department]
Name: Régine Waleffe | Role: Animation Department
Name: Bruno Wouters | Role: Animation Department

[Music Department]
Name: Goffredo Gibellini | Role: Music Department
Name: Marco Streccioni | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Jérémie Carboni | Role: Production Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Andrey Khrzhanovskiy | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0374574/videogallery/

Release Schedule

France: May 15, 2003 (Cannes Film Festival)
Italy: August 29, 2003 (Venice Film Festival)
Morocco: October 5, 2003 (Marrakech International Film Festival)
France: October 22, 2003
Italy: October 24, 2003
Belgium: December 3, 2003
Hong Kong: April 9, 2004 (Hong Kong International Film Festival)
Japan: June 20, 2004 (French Film Festival)
United States: October 23, 2004 (Chicago International Children's Film Festival)
Portugal: December 23, 2004
Canada: April 22, 2006 (Sprockets Toronto International Film Festival for Children)
Japan: January 21, 2011 (Une Petite Découverte)
France: October 3, 2013 (War on Screen International Film Festival)
France: January 22, 2020 (re-release)

Awards

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