The Dog, the General, and the Birds (movie)
Le Chien, le général et les oiseaux- User score: 6.2
- Production country: France, Italy
- Producer: Francis Nielsen
- Production companies: Canal+, CNC, Eurimages, Gam Films, Prima Film, Roissy Films, Solaris Film, Téva, RAI
- Genre: Animation
- Release date: 5/15/2003
- Run time: 75 min.
Movie description
A long time ago, a young Russian general chose to sacrifice hundreds of birds to burn Moscow and save his motherland from the troops of Napoleon. For this feat, he was hailed as a hero by the people of Russia but regarded an executioner by the winged creatures. Now fifty years older the aging general leads a drab life. To make matters worse, the descendants of the sacrificed birds keep attacking him. One day however a meets an engaging little dog who soon becomes his faithful companion. Both friends decide to break the curse plaguing the general's life : they start militating for all the caged birds of Russia to be set free.
