The Dog, the General, and the BirdsMovie
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.
About The Dog, the General, and the Birds
The Dog, the General, and the Birds is a 2003 animation movie directed by Francis Nielsen.
The production information lists a runtime of 1h 15m, production credits from France, Italy, an original language code of FR.
The credited cast includes Michel Elias, Philippe Noiret, François Jérosme, Marie Vincent. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
