The Man Who Planted Trees | |
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Directed by | Frédéric Back |
Written by | Jean Roberts |
Based on | The Man Who Planted Trees by Jean Giono |
Produced by | Frédéric Back Hubert Tison |
Narrated by | Philippe Noiret Christopher Plummer |
Edited by | Norbert Pickering |
Music by | Normand Roger |
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Running time | 30 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Languages | French English |
The Man Who Planted Trees (French: L'homme qui plantait des arbres) is a 1987 Canadian short animated movie directed by Frédéric Back. It is based on Jean Giono's 1953 short story The Man Who Planted Trees.
The movie was 30 minutes and had a French and English version. The movie was narrated by actors Philippe Noiret in French and Christopher Plummer in English.
The movie won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 1988.[2]