The Blue Bird
“A cavalcade of magic. A carnival of fun. The Blue Bird is magic for everyone.”
Synopsis
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.
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Patsy Kensit
Mytyl
Todd Lookinland
Tyltyl
Elizabeth Taylor
Queen of Light/Mother/Witch/Maternal Love
Jane Fonda
The Night
Cicely Tyson
Tylette
Ava Gardner
Luxury
Margarita Terekhova
Milk
Georgiy Vitsin
Sugar
Oleg Popov
Clown
Nadezhda Pavlova
Blue Bird
Will Geer
Grandfather
Mona Washbourne
Grandmother
Robert Morley
Father Time
Harry Andrews
Oak
George Cole
Tylo
Richard Pearson
Bread
Valentina Ganibalova
Water
Yevgeni Shcherbakov
Fire
Release History & Theatrical Window
April 30, 1976
Wide Cinema Exhibition
Financials & Box Office Performance
Production Budget
$12M
Filming & production cost
Worldwide Gross
$3.5M
Total global ticket sales
Box Office Return
0.29x
-$8.5M deficit
Theatrical Status
Budget Return
Box office tier
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- George Cukor
- Screenplay & Story
- Hugh Whitemore, Alfred Hayes
- Original Score
- Irwin Kostal
- Original Title
- The Blue Bird
- Country of Origin
- Soviet Union, United States of America
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Production Budget
- $12M
- Worldwide Gross
- $3.5M
- Production Studios
- Lenfilm, Sovinfilm, Edward Lewis Productions, 20th Century Fox
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
George Cukor
Hugh Whitemore, Alfred Hayes, Maurice Maeterlinck, Aleksei Kapler, Tony Harrison
Irwin Kostal
Freddie Young, Jonas Gricius
Stanford C. Allen, Tatyana Shapiro
Harry N. Blum, Robert H. Greenberg, Paul Maslansky, Edward Lewis, Paul B. Radin
Department Leadership Roster
George Cukor
Director
Hugh Whitemore
Screenplay
Harry N. Blum
Producer
Marina Azizyan
Costume Design
Alfred Hayes
Screenplay
Robert H. Greenberg
Producer
Paul Maslansky
Producer
Freddie Young
Director of Photography
Stanford C. Allen
Editor
Tatyana Shapiro
Editor
Jonas Gricius
Director of Photography
Aleksei Kapler
Writer
Valeri Yurkevich
Production Design
Paul B. Radin
Producer
Lee Savin
Producer
Age Classification & Content Advisories
Official viewer rating standards and content warnings across international classification boards.
International Certification Matrix
FSK 6 — Restricted to viewers aged 6 and older.
Production Stills & Gallery
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Frequently Asked Questions About The Blue Bird
Quick factual answers about cast, synopsis, director, box office, and release information.
What is The Blue Bird about?
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.
Who directed The Blue Bird?
The Blue Bird was directed by George Cukor.
Who stars in The Blue Bird?
The principal cast of The Blue Bird includes Patsy Kensit, Todd Lookinland, Elizabeth Taylor, Jane Fonda, Cicely Tyson.
When was The Blue Bird released and how long is it?
The Blue Bird was released in 1976 with a total runtime of 1h 35m.
What was the box office and production budget of The Blue Bird?
The Blue Bird had a reported production budget of $12M and grossed $3.5M at the worldwide box office (0.29 return on budget, classified as a underperformed).
Who composed the musical score for The Blue Bird?
The original motion picture soundtrack for The Blue Bird was composed by Irwin Kostal.
What is the age rating and content advisory for The Blue Bird?
The Blue Bird holds official age classifications: DE: 6 (FSK 6 — Restricted to viewers aged 6 and older.).