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Valiant

Year:

2005

Duration:

76 min

Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | War

IMDB rate:

5.6

Director:

Gary Chapman

Awards:

1 nomination

Details

Country: UK

Release Date: 2005-08-19

Filming Locations: England, UK

Earnings

Budget: $35,000,000

Opening Weekend: $5,914,722 (USA) (21 August 2005)

Gross: $19,447,478 (USA) (6 November 2005)

Cast

Actor

Character

Emma Tate

Ewan McGregor

Valiant

Ricky Gervais

Bugsy

Tim Curry

Von Talon

Jim Broadbent

Sergeant

Hugh Laurie

Gutsy

John Cleese

Mercury

John Hurt

Felix

Pip Torrens

Lofty

Rik Mayall

Cufflingk

Olivia Williams

Victoria

Jonathan Ross

Big Thug

Brian Lonsdale

Toughwood

Dan Roberts

Tailfeather

Michael Schlingmann

Underlingk

Sharon Horgan

Charles De Girl

Sean Samuels

Jacques

Buckley Collum

Rollo

Annette Badland

Elsa

Harriet Jones

Barmaid

Harry Peacock

Recruiting Officer

Corin Mellinger

Wing Pigeon

Gary Chapman

Pigeon Officer

Curtis Augspurger

Pigeon Guard

Mike Harbour

Little Thug

Michael Jenn

Messenger Pigeon

Heidi Fecht

Saucy Pigeon

Robert Lence

'Tweet' Pigeon

Ali Dowling

Additional Voice (voice)

Chris Fairbanks

Additional Voice (voice)

Rupert Farley

Additional Voice (voice)

Dan Flynn

Additional Voice (voice)

Kristopher Milnes

Additional Voice (voice) (as Kris Milne)

Stephen Pacey

Additional Voice (voice)

James Dale Robinson

Additional Voice (voice)

Did you know?

Trivia

The second full-length British CGI movie, after Dominator (2003).

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The main character bears the same name as the last carrier pigeon sent by Commandant Raynal from Fort Vaux on 4 June 1916, during the battle of Verdun. It arrived, deadly wounded with its message, and was in 1929 given a plaque at the Fort with the words "Mort pour la France."

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Over 200 artists from 41 different countries worked on the film.

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Goofs

The German falcons wear "Pickelhauben" (pointed helmets) which were worn during WWI not WWII.

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In the movie members of the French Resistance, play "Non, je ne regrette rien" sung by Édith Piaf. However World War II was over twelve years before the song was even written.

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Valiant calls his instructor "Sir". In fact the instructor has the Rank of Flight Sergeant. You wouldn't call an NCO "Sir". You address him by his Rank (in this case Flight or Flight Sergeant).

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Quotes

Tailfeather: Are you ready to drop?

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Bugsy: Hello, mate!

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Lofty: Any moment now, Gutsy will fly out and tell us the plan!

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