It's Tough to Be a Bird

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It's Tough to Be a Bird

1969

0h 21m

6.3(17 votes)

Documentary

Animation

Overview

Part cartoon and part documentary, this film offers a humorous look at birds and the ways people perceive them.

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10 members

Acting

Ruth Buzzi

Soprano (voice)

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Ricahrd Bakalyan

Narrator

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Paul Frees

Life Erikson

Visual Effects

Ward Kimball

Bird Fancier

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Art

John Emerson

Bird Fancier

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Jim Swain

Bird Fancier

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Ann Lord

Bird Fancier

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Hank Schloss

Bird Fancier

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Walter Perkins

Bird Fancier

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Rolf Darbo

Bird Fancier

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