Paul Grimault
Paul Grimault (23 March 1905 – 29 March 1994) was one of the most important French animators. He made many traditionally animated films that were delicate in style, satirical, and lyrical in nature. His most important work is Le Roi et l'oiseau, which ultimately took over 30 years to produce. He began it as La Bergère et le Ramoneur (The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep) in 1948 and it was highly anticipated, but Grimault's partner André Sarrut showed the film unfinished in 1952, against Grimault's wishes. This caused a rift between partners and a stop in production. In 1967, Grimault got possession of the film and subsequently was able to complete it in 1980 under a new title, Le Roi et l'oiseau, incorporating some footage from the original and re-hiring the original animators, together with some new, younger ones. There are many names for it in English that have been used in various releases, including: The King and the Bird (literal), The King and the Mockingbird, The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird and The King and Mr. Bird (1980). He also collected his best shorts in a retrospective compilation movie, La table tournante (1988), which is included in the deluxe edition of Le Roi et l'oiseau. In 1936 Grimault founded, with André Sarrut, Les Gémeaux, which was the second significant French animation venture, following the work of Émile Cohl, which had closed years earlier. During World War II, Americans films being unavailable, its films found a captive audience. The studio produced a number of shorts, then closed its doors in 1952 following the expense of making La Bergère et le Ramoneur, which was the first feature-length French animated movie. Grimault was part of the agitprop group Groupe Octobre. At this group he met Jacques Prévert, with whom he went on to collaborate on several animated films, most notably Le roi et l'oiseau. Source: Article "Paul Grimault" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Coup de Torchon
(Le condamné à mort (dans le film publicitaire "Galeries Barbès"))
Turning Table
(Himself, The Jester)
The Séance Is Over
(Himself)
Cinéastes de notre temps : Jean Vigo
(Self)
Levitan: That Night
(Henri II)
Paris mange son pain
L'Atalante
(Le chaland qui passe (uncredited))
The Free Trade Hotel
Le Colisée
(The Barrel Organ Player)
The Crime of Monsieur Lange
(Typesetter (uncredited))
The Lower Depths
(Uncredited)
Le Pèlerinage
S'il n'en reste qu'un, nous serons ces deux-là
(Self (archive footage))
Drôle d'oiseau
(Self)
Paul Grimault, image par image
(Himself)
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
(Self)
One, Two, Three...
(Producer)
The King and the Mockingbird
(Director)
Turning Table
(Director)
The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird
(Director of Photography)
Enrico cuisinier
(Screenplay)
Le Messager de la lumière
(Screenplay)
Gô among the birds
(Writer)
The Passengers of Ursa Major
(Screenplay)
The World at a Glance
(Screenplay)
The World at a Glance
(Director)
The Laughter Congress
(Supervising Animation Director)
The Laughter Congress
(Director)
The Laughter Congress
(Screenplay)
The Laughter Congress
(Director of Operations)
Niglo reporter
(Writer)
Le Concours de pêche
(Writer)
The Little Soldier
(Storyboard)
The Little Soldier
(Director)
The Passengers of Ursa Major
(Director)
The Magic Flute
(Director)
The Little Story of a Negligible Tale
(Producer)
The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird
(Director)
Turning Table
(Writer)
The Scarecrow
(Director)
The Little Soldier
(Writer)
The King and the Mockingbird
(Screenplay)
The Dog Who Loved Music
(Director)
The Animated World of Paul Grimault
(Director)
To Die in Madrid
(Animation)
The Lightning Rod Thief
(Director)
The Séance Is Over
(Writer)
The Séance Is Over
(Director)
The Diamond
(Director)
The Legend of Silk
(Director)
La Faim du monde
(Director)
Fidelity
(Director)
Gô among the birds
(Director)
Fire Proofs
(Director)
The Little Collar
(Director)
A Ship's Chef
(Director)
The Passengers of Ursa Major
(Editor)
Phénomènes électriques
(Director)
Mister Pipe does Painting
(Director)
The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird
(Cinematography)
The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird
(Storyboard)
The Desert Island
(Director)
Le Messager de la lumière
(Director)
The Greasy Pole
(Director)
Niglo reporter
(Director)
Right in a Mystery
(Director)
The Executed
(Director)
Le Concours de pêche
(Director)
Safe and Sound
(Director)
Brummel
(Director)
The Wardrobe
(Director)
The Enchanter is Enchanted
(Director)
Natcha
(Director)
King's Fool
(Director)
Land ho!
(Director)
Marcel, your mother is calling you
(Producer)
The Young Lady and the Cellist
(Producer)
The Note Seller
(Director)
¡Cuba Sí!
(Special Effects Coordinator)
Beautiful Days of Celebration
(Director)
Enrico cuisinier
(Director)
Enrico cuisinier
(Editor)
Forgotten Stones
(Producer)
Time Machine
(Director)
Les Sportifs de la préhistoire
(Director)
Chasseurs pêcheurs
(Director)
The Tartlet
(Producer)
Le Messager de la lumière
(Writer)
Enrico cuisinier
(Director of Photography)
Phénomènes électriques
(Writer)
The Scarecrow
(Writer)
The Lightning Rod Thief
(Writer)
Le Messager de la lumière
(Director of Photography)
The Animated World of Paul Grimault
(Animation)
The King and the Mockingbird
(Editor)
The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird
(Screenplay)
The Magic Flute
(Screenplay)
King's Fool
(Screenplay)
Land ho!
(Screenplay)
The Executed
(Screenplay)
The Enchanter is Enchanted
(Screenplay)
The Desert Island
(Screenplay)
Niglo reporter
(Screenplay)
Gô among the birds
(Screenplay)
Safe and Sound
(Screenplay)
Time Machine
(Screenplay)
Right in a Mystery
(Screenplay)
The Note Seller
(Screenplay)
Natcha
(Screenplay)
Le Concours de pêche
(Screenplay)
La Faim du monde
(Screenplay)
Mister Pipe does Painting
(Screenplay)
The King and the Mockingbird
(Writer)
A Ship's Chef
(Writer)
The Little Soldier
(Screenplay)
Turning Table
(Screenplay)
Chasseurs pêcheurs
(Screenplay)
Beautiful Days of Celebration
(Writer)
Fidelity
(Screenplay)
Les Sportifs de la préhistoire
(Screenplay)
Fire Proofs
(Writer)
The Greasy Pole
(Screenplay)
The Diamond
(Screenplay)
The Legend of Silk
(Screenplay)
The Dog Who Loved Music
(Screenplay)
Little Claus and Big Claus
(Set Decoration)
Little Claus and Big Claus
(Art Direction)
Apple and Strawberry
(Director)
Noah's Ark
(Producer)
De l'autre côté
(Producer)