It's Tough to Be a Bird

It's Tough to Be a Bird

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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Production Companies

Walt Disney Productions

Cast & Crew

10 members

Acting

Ruth Buzzi

Soprano (voice)

Ruth Buzzi

Acting

Ricahrd Bakalyan

Narrator

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Acting

Paul Frees

Life Erikson

Paul Frees

Visual Effects

Ward Kimball

Bird Fancier

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Art

John Emerson

Bird Fancier

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Acting

Jim Swain

Bird Fancier

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Acting

Ann Lord

Bird Fancier

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Acting

Hank Schloss

Bird Fancier

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Walter Perkins

Bird Fancier

Walter Perkins

Acting

Rolf Darbo

Bird Fancier

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