The Old Lady and the Pigeons

Genres

AnimationComedy

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A starving gendarme, wasting away from hunger, is reduced to grabbing castoff snacks from fat American tourists. When he sees as old woman feeding pigeons, in desperation he hits on the bizarre idea of dressing up as one...

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

25 mins

Rating

7.598/10

Release Date

27 May 1997

Country

Canada

Cast

James Pidgeon

Himself (voice)

Michoue Sylvain

(voice)

Andrea Usher-Jones

(voice)

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