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The Man Who Planted Trees (1987)

30m

Running Time

May 13, 1987
Release Date

8.5

The Man Who Planted Trees (1987)

Name: The Man Who Planted Trees
Genre: Animation, Drama, Fantasy
Released: 1987-05-13

30m

Running Time

May 13, 1987
Release Date

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Plot.

The story of one shepherd's single-handed quest to re-forest a desolate valley in the foothills of the French Alps throughout the first half of the 20th century.

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Cast & Crew.

Philippe Noiret

Narrator (voice)

Frédéric Back

Director / Producer / Art Department Manager / Animation

Christopher Plummer

Narrator

Jean Giono

Writer

Normand Roger

Music

Claude Lapierre

Camera Operator

Michel Descombes

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Denis L. Chartrand

Music

Lina Gagnon

Animation Production Assistant

Media.

Details.

Release Date
May 13, 1987

Original Name
L'homme qui plantait des arbres

Status
Released

Running Time
30m

Genres
Animation Drama Fantasy

Last updated: 2025-02-09

This Movie Is About.

france

shepherd

world war ii

world war i

village

forest

widower

deforestation

reforestation

1940s

1930s

Wiki.

The Man Who Planted Trees (French: L'homme qui plantait des arbres) is a 1987 Canadian short animated film directed by Frédéric Back. It is based on Jean Giono's 1953 short story The Man Who Planted Trees. This 30-minute film was distributed in two versions, French and English, narrated respectively by actors Philippe Noiret and Christopher Plummer, and produced by Radio-Canada.