5.0
On Your Mark!
1979
It's Tough to Be a Bird (1969)
December 10, 196921mEN
6.3
18 votes
Overview
Part cartoon and part documentary, this film offers a humorous look at birds and the ways people perceive them.
Director
Ward KimballWriters
Top Billed Cast
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
N/A
Revenue
N/A
Production Companies
Walt Disney ProductionsNational Audubon Society
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CinemaSerf
6.0This starts off quite entertainingly with a comedy-poetic narration accompanying an animated look at the many ways humanity tries to do away with our flying friends. Everything from cages to arrows and bullets. Then we pose the question. How did the planet even get birds in the first place? Well, now we are taken on a quirky chronology through the history of ornithology from fish to feathers. Then mankind (and videotape) arrives and when we discover we can't quite emulate their natural skills in the air, we do everything from venerate them to roast them. Did you know the origins of the express…
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