- Country: France, Italy
- Genres: Animation
- Release: 2003-10-22
- Director: Francis Nielsen
- Writers: Tonino Guerra
- Language: French
- Stars: Michel Elias , Tonino Guerra , François Jerosme , Philippe Noiret , Philippe Noiret , Marie Vincent
- Runtime: 75 min
- Awards: 1 win & 1 nomination
- AKA: Le chien, le général et les oiseaux (Canada) , Il cane e il suo generale (Italy) , The Dog, the General, and the Birds , Le chien, le général et les oiseaux , Кучето, генералът и птиците (Bulgaria) , Le chien, le général et les oiseaux (France, French Republic) , O Cão, O General e Os Pássaros (Portugal, Portuguese Republic)
- Plot: A long time ago, a young Russian general chose to sacrifice hundreds of birds to burn Moscow and save his motherland from the troops of Napoleon. For this feat, he was hailed as a hero by the people of Russia but regarded an executioner by the winged creatures. Now fifty years older the aging general leads a drab life. To make matters worse, the descendants of the sacrificed birds keep attacking him. One day however a meets an engaging little dog who soon becomes his faithful companion. Both friends decide to break the curse plaguing the general's life : they start militating for all the caged birds of Russia to be set free.
- IMDB:tt0374574
The Dog, the General, and the Birds Cast · · · ALL
Francis Nielsen
Director
Michel Elias
Le chien (voice)
Philippe Noiret
Récitant / Narrator (voice)
François Jerosme
Le général (voice)
Marie Vincent