The Blue Bird
Seen it?1940 | 88 min | Family, Fantasy, Adventure
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office, 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 families. If you loved Peter Pan, start here.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 28 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1940: an older pace and style.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsSolid
Nominated for 2 Oscars.
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 33K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Walter Lang
- Shirley TempleMytyl
- Spring ByingtonMummy Tyl
- Nigel BruceMr. Luxury
- Gale SondergaardTylette
- Eddie CollinsTylo
- Sybil JasonAngela Berlingot
- Jessie RalphFairy Berylune
- Helen EricsonLight
- Johnny RussellTyltyl
- Laura Hope CrewsMrs. Luxury