WINGED MIGRATION
LE PEUPLE MIGRATEUR
SYNOPSIS
The story of travelling birds is that of a promise... the promise to return. If they accomplish journeys, often of several thousand kilometres, beset with dangers, if they cross the highest mountains, boundless oceans, burning deserts, if they encounter bad weather, all this is in response to a vital necessity: survival. Their migration is a fight for life. In the northern hemisphere springtime they fly off towards the arctic lands, the ones where they were born...
| DIRECTOR | Jacques Perrin with Jacques Cluzaud, Michel Debats (co-directors) |
| YEAR | 2001 |
| STATUS | completed |
| CAST | more than 50 kind of birds |
| CO PRODUCTION WITH | A Galatée Films production in association with France 2 Cinema France 3 Cinema Bac Films Les Productions de la Guéville Pandora Film WDR Wanda Vision Eyescreen Les Productions J.M.H. Television Suisse Romande (??) |
| SUPPORTED BY | Filmstiftung NRW MEDIA FFA (??) |
| WORLD SALES | President Films, France |
| GERMAN DISTRIBUTOR | Kinowelt/Arthaus |
| LENGTH | 98 min |
| FORMAT | colour 1:1.85 Dolby SRD |
| SHOOTING LOCATION | all over the world |
| ORIGINAL LANGUAGE | |
| PRODUCERS | Jacques Perrin (producer) Christophe Barratier (associate producer) Jean de Trégomain (executive producer) |
| WRITERS | Jacques Perrin Stéphane Durand |
| CASTING | |
| DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY | Thierry Machado, Dominique Gentil, Philippe Garguil, Laurent Charbonnier, a.m.o. |
| PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT | Yvette Mallet (production co-ordinator) |
| EDITING | Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte |
| MUSIC | Bruno Coulais |
| SOUND | Philippe Barbeau sound recordist |
| ART DIRECTION | Régis Nicolino (Production Designer) |
| COSTUMES | |
| MAKE UP HAIR | |
| SOUNDTRACK AVAILABLE | yes |
| DVD VIDEO AVAILABLE | yes |
| LINKS | www.bacfilms.com/peuple; www.sonyclassics.com/wingedmigration/index_flash.html |
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