The Blue Bird (1970 film)

The Blue Bird
Directed by	Vasily Livanov
Written by	Maurice Maeterlinck (play) Vasily Livanov
Starring	Liya Akhendzhakova Vladimir Kenigson Yuriy Yakovlev Rina Zelyonaya Lyudmila Gnilova
Music by	Gennadiy Gladkov
Editing by	Nadezhda Treshchyova
Release date(s)	1970 (USSR)
Running time	53 min
Country	USSR
Language	Russian

The Blue Bird (Russian: Синяя птица, Sinyaya Ptitsa) is a 1970 Soviet animated feature film based upon the play by Maurice Maeterlinck. It was directed by Vasily Livanov and made at the Soyuzmultfilm studio. It uses a mix of traditional and cutout animation.

Crew

	English	Russian
Director	Vasiliy Livanov	Василий Ливанов
Scenario	Vasiliy Livanov	Василий Ливанов
Art Directors	Boris Sadovnikov Maks Zherebchevskiy	Борис Садовников Макс Жеребчевский
Artists	S. Kuznetsov Anna Atamanova Stanislav Sokolov L. Chalaya Z. Zarb Alexei Solovyov Ye. Balabanova Dmitriy Anpilov	С. Кузнецов Анна Атаманова Станислав Соколов Л. Чалая З. Зарб Алексей Соловьёв Е. Балабанова Дмитрий Анпилов
Animators	Kirill Malyantovich Yana Volskaya Gennadiy Sokolskiy Anatoliy Abarenov Yuriy Kuzyurin Iosif Kuroyan Yuriy Butyrin Valentin Kushnerev Oleg Safronov Nataliya Bogomolova Violetta Kolesnikova Boris Butakov S. Zhutovskaya Sergei Dyozhkin	Кирилл Малянтович Яна Вольская Геннадий Сокольский Анатолий Абаренов Юрий Кузюрин Иосиф Куроян Юрий Бутырин Валентин Кушнерев Олег Сафронов Наталия Богомолова Виолетта Колесникова Борис Бутаков С. Жутовская Сергей Дёжкин
Camera Operator	Mikhail Druyan	Михаил Друян
Executive Producer	Lyubov Butyrina	Любовь Бутырина
Composer	Gennadiy Gladkov	Геннадий Гладков
Sound Operator	Georgiy Martynyuk	Георгий Мартынюк
Script Editor	Arkadiy Snesarev	Аркадий Снесарев
Voice Actors	Liya Akhendzhakova Vladimir Kenigson Yuriy Yakovlev (grandpa) Rina Zelyonaya (grandma) Lyudmila Gnilova	Лия Ахеджакова Владимир Кенигсон Юрий Яковлев (Дедушка) Рина Зелёная (Бабушка) Людмила Гнилова
Editor	Lidiya Kyaksht	Лидия Кякшт

Other company in world

Country	Company	Title	Note
Finland	MTV3	Sinikka sotaa	In the Finnish version part was filmed in the style of a live-action The role was a young sister Kristiina Brask.
Sweden	SVTB	Blå fågel	In the Swedish version instead of Soviet animated creatures, fire, water and bread were replaced fairies Bloom (Winx), Mercury (Sailor Mercury), Nabu (Winx) and Chibusa (Sailor Mini Moon)
Poland	Polsat	Niebieski ptak wolność	In the Polish version instead of the Soviet animated dog was replaced with Rex
France	TF1	Oiseau bleu contre troisième guerre mondiale	In the French version of the animated face instead of bread replaced the face of Homer Simpson
Turkey	Star TV	Mavi kuş	The Turkish version the character milk.
Japan	Toei Animation	ブルーバード	In the Japanese version part was filmed in the style of a live-action The role of the younger sister played by Ayaka Wilson, and his brother Ono Daisuke Instead of Soviet animation Mrs. night, was replaced by Captain Harlock.
South Korea	SBS	전쟁에 반대 블루 버드	In the Korean version part was filmed in the style of a live-action In the role of the older sister was a singer Hyuna
Philippines	Studio 23	Asul Ibon	The Philippine version instead of the usual fairy replaced by Sailor Moon (in the third stage magic).

See also

• History of Russian animation
• List of animated feature-length films

External links

• The film at animator.ru
• The Blue Bird at the Internet Movie Database