Part cartoon and part documentary, this film offers a humorous look at birds and the ways people perceive them.
It's Tough to Be a Bird (1969) is a documentary and animation film directed by Ward Kimball, released on December 10, 1969 with a runtime of 21m. It stars Richard Bakalyan, Ruth Buzzi, Paul Frees and Ward Kimball. Viewers rate it 6.2 out of 10 across 19 ratings.
Richard Bakalyan
as Narrator Bird
Ruth Buzzi
as Soprano (voice)
Paul Frees
as Leif Erikson
Ward Kimball
as Bird Fancier
John Emerson
as Bird Fancier
Jim Swain
as Bird Fancier
Ann Lord
as Bird Fancier
Hank Schloss
as Bird Fancier
Walter Perkins
as Bird Fancier
Rolf Darbo
as Bird Fancier
Directed by Ward Kimball, written by Ward Kimball and Ted Berman, produced by Ward Kimball and Walt Disney.
Average viewer score of 6.2/10 from 19 ratings.
This 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…
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The main cast of It's Tough to Be a Bird (1969) includes Richard Bakalyan, Ruth Buzzi, Paul Frees, Ward Kimball and John Emerson. The film was directed by Ward Kimball. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
It's Tough to Be a Bird was released on December 10, 1969 and runs for 21m.
It's Tough to Be a Bird (1969) holds an average rating of 6.2 out of 10 from 19 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy documentary and animation films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
