The Smurfs and the Magic Flute (1976)

Original title

La Flûte à six schtroumpfs

Directed by

Eddie Lateste, Peyo

Genre

fantasy film, musical film, children's film

Country

Belgium

Runtime

1h 11m

Rated

G

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 101 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A medieval court jester named Peewit finds an enchanted flute that makes people dance uncontrollably. When an evil sorcerer steals the flute, Peewit and his friend Johan seek help from the Smurfs, who appear later in the story, to get it back.

whimsicallightheartedplayfulgentlenostalgicslow-pacedcheerfulclassic

What happens

The Smurfs and the Magic Flute (French: La Flûte à six schtroumpfs, lit. The Flute of Six Smurfs) is a 1975 Belgian fantasy comedy animated film, starring the Smurfs. The film was directed by their creator, Peyo. Although the film premiered in 1975 in Belgium and Switzerland, it was not released in the United Kingdom until 1979, and in the United States until 1983, in the wake of the characters' newfound popularity. The film is based on the 1958 comic book of the same name, originally a part of the Johan and Peewit series (created by Peyo in 1952), and notable as the first appearance of the Smurfs in media. Accordingly, although the Smurfs play a major part, they do not appear until 35 minutes into the film. The film was not produced by Hanna-Barbera, the creators of The Smurfs television series, but by Brussels' Belvision Studios and Éditions Dupuis. The voice talent from that show was not present in either English version. Instead, the work was handled by a non-union crew whose members had previously appeared in anime dubs for American television for the American dub, while a non-union British crew was used for the British English dub. A presentation of independent film company Atlantic Releasing in the United States, The Smurfs and the Magic Flute grossed over US$19 million. The film's success led to the creation of Clubhouse Pictures, Atlantic's children's film division. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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