---
title: 'Birds, Orphans and Fools (1969)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Juraj Jakubisko'
released: '1969-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 78
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Czechoslovakia'
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/birds-orphans-and-fools-1969'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065193/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Birds, Orphans and Fools (1969)

1969 · 78 min · Drama · Czechoslovakia, France

Original title: Vtáčkovia, siroty a blázni

## Synopsis

Birds, Orphans and Fools is a 1969 Czechoslovak fantasy film directed by Juraj Jakubisko. The film is about three people who are all orphaned by political violence. In an unspecified time and place, these three characters face a tough, violent world and survive by adopting a childlike philosophy of life and live a life of foolish, joyful denial.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Juraj Jakubisko](https://cinepixo.com/people/juraj-jakubisko)
- **Screenplay:** [Juraj Jakubisko](https://cinepixo.com/people/juraj-jakubisko), [Karol Sidon](https://cinepixo.com/people/karol-sidon)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Zdeněk Liška](https://cinepixo.com/people/zdenek-liska)
- **Director of Photography:** [Igor Luther](https://cinepixo.com/people/igor-luther)
- **Editor:** [Maximilián Remeň](https://cinepixo.com/people/maximilian-remen)

## Cast

- [Mikuláš Ladižinský](https://cinepixo.com/people/mikulas-ladizinsky)
- [Magdaléna Vášáryová](https://cinepixo.com/people/magdalena-vasaryova)
- [Jana Čechová](https://cinepixo.com/people/jana-cechova)
- [Jiří Sýkora](https://cinepixo.com/people/jiri-sykora)
- [Míla Beran](https://cinepixo.com/people/mila-beran)
- [Augustín Kubán](https://cinepixo.com/people/augustin-kuban)
- [Philippe Avron](https://cinepixo.com/people/philippe-avron)

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