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Operation Cuckoo

Pierre M. Trudeau

2002 13 min

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Mr. Edgar putters happily around his cuckoo clock waiting for the return of his adopted birds in the spring. Catastrophe threatens when one of the clock’s gears falls off! A brave firefly comes to the rescue, proving that friendship can light up your life.

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Mr. Edgar putters happily around his cuckoo clock waiting for the return of his adopted birds in the spring. Catastrophe threatens when one of the clock’s gears falls off! A brave firefly comes to the rescue, proving that friendship can light up your life.

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Credits

• concept
  Pierre M. Trudeau
  
• animation
  Pierre M. Trudeau
  
• direction
  Pierre M. Trudeau
  
• script
  Pierre M. Trudeau
  
  Pierre-Michel Tremblay
  
• text
  Pierre-Michel Tremblay
  
• voice
  A.J. Henderson
  
• English adaptation
  Kathleen Fee
  
• voice direction
  Kathleen Fee
  
• digital imaging specialist
  Normand Gauthier
  
  Susan Gourley
  
  Ines Hardtke
  
  Pierre Plouffe
  
• live action coordinator
  Michel Pelland
  
• camera
  François Blouin
  
• actor
  Richard Fréchette
  
  Martine Fortin
  
  Léo P. Chansigaud
  
• picture editing
  France Dubé
  
• sound editing
  Vincent Regaudie
  
• original music
  Louis Gagné
  
• arrangements
  Éric Asswad
  
• musician
  Éric Asswad
  
  Jean Fréchette
  
  Olivier Demers
  
  Arnold Ludvig
  
• music recording
  Geoffrey Mitchell
  
  Sylvain Cajelais
  
• re-recording
  Serge Boivin
  
  Jean Paul Vialard
  
• post-production coordination
  Andrée Delagrave
  
• laboratory
  Covitec
  
• administration
  Maryse Chapdelaine
  
• administrative team
  Diane Champagne
  
  Diane Martindale
  
  Diane Régimbald
  
• marketing officer
  Julie Roy
  
• assistant to the producer
  Francine Langdeau
  
• producer
  Jean-Jacques Leduc
  

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