The Smurfs and the Magic Flute
Seen it?1975 | 90 min | Animation, Adventure, Fantasy
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for fantasy fans, adventure fans and animation lovers. If you loved The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, start here.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 30 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1975: an older pace and style.
The evil knight Torchesac, who is at the service of the sinister lord of La Mortaille, gets a very powerful magic flute and uses it for evil purposes. Johan and Pirlouit, assisted by the magician Homnibus, travel to the land of the Smurfs, the only manufacturers of this sort of instrument, to get a new one and battle the usurpers.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
6.5 out of 10
- AwardsWeak
0 wins and 1 nomination from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$11 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 22K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Peyo, Eddie Lateste
- William CorynJohan (voice)
- Michel ModoPirlouit (voice)
- Jacques DynamLa Mortaille (voice)
- Henri CrémieuxHomnibus (voice)
- Michel EliasLe Grand Schtroumf (voice)
- Ginette GarcinDame Barde (voice)
- Henri LabussièreFisherman (voice)
- Georges AtlasSéneschal (voice)
- Roger CrouzetLe Schtroumpf #2 (voice)
- Jacques CironLe visiteur (voice)