Winged Migration

"The amazing odysseys of traveling birds"

This documentary follows various migratory bird species on their long journeys from their summer homes to the equator and back, covering thousands of miles and navigating by the stars. These arduous treks are crucial for survival, seeking hospitable climates and food sources. Birds face numerous challenges, including crossing oceans and evading predators, illness, and injury. Although migrations are undertaken as a community, birds disperse into family units once they reach their destinations, and every continent is affected by these migrations, hosting migratory bird species at least part of the year.

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Jacques Perrin

Jacques Perrin

Director

Jean Dorst

Screenplay

Bruno Coulais

Bruno Coulais

Original Music Composer

Christophe Barratier

Christophe Barratier

Producer

Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte

Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte

Editor

Paolo de Jesus

Sound Engineer

Nick Cave

Nick Cave

Theme Song Performance

Luc Drion

Director of Photography

Jacques Perrin

Jacques Perrin

Screenplay

Valentine Marvel

Valentine Marvel

Screenplay

Dominique Gentil

Cinematography

Michel Terrasse

Cinematography

Didjaman

Musician

Olli Barbé

Cinematography

Laurent Fleutot

Cinematography

Stéphane Martin

Cinematography

Laurent Julia

Musician

Thierry Thomas

Cinematography

Bruno Coulais

Bruno Coulais

Music Director

Françoise Gnéri

Musician

Valentine Marvel

Valentine Marvel

Idea

Isabelle Kostic Crosley

Location Manager

Christophe Grindel

Musician

Bernard Lutic

Cinematography

Fabrice Moindrot

Cinematography

Jean-Michel Rivaud

Pilot

Jean-Philippe Audin

Musician

Philippe Barbeau

Sound

Laurent Lévy

Laurent Lévy

Foley Artist

Yves Robert

Yves Robert

Associate Producer

Philippe Garguil

Cinematography

Jean-Paul Batailley

Musician

Bernard Paganotti

Musician

Olli Barbé

Production Manager

Jean-Philippe Batailley

Musician

Sylvie Carcedo

Cinematography

Philippe Lebreton

Driver

Dina Saleem

Visual Effects

Charles Stenhouse

Production Manager

Pierre Vaysse

Assistant Unit Manager

Maxime Lefevre

Sound Engineer

Elisabeth Pallas

Musician

Pauline Casalis

Pauline Casalis

Assistant Editor

Jacques Perrin

Jacques Perrin

Producer

Michel Benjamin

Cinematography

Ernst Sasse

Ernst Sasse

Cinematography

Colette Beltran

Assistant Editor

Sally Steele

Publicist

Slim Pezin

Slim Pezin

Musician

Bruno Patin

Color Timer

Marc Chantereau

Musician

Christophe Guiot

Musician

Joniece Jamison

Joniece Jamison

Playback Singer

Paul Lavergne

Executive Music Producer

Claire Dornoy

Assistant Production Manager

Michel Trouillard

Sound Editor

Nicolas David

Special Effects

Régis Nicolino

Production Design

Danièle Delorme

Danièle Delorme

Associate Producer

Jean-Marc Henchoz

Associate Producer

Manfred Büttner

Visual Effects Producer

Philippe Baisadouli

Production Manager

Vincent Blasco

Key Grip

Denis Guilhem

Sound

Laurent Quaglio

Laurent Quaglio

Supervising Sound Editor

Jean-Philippe Avenel

Assistant Unit Manager

Nicolas Mauvernay

Assistant Production Manager

Jean Labadie

Associate Producer

José María Morales

Associate Producer

Elodie Baticle

Assistant Director

Jean-Paul Agostini

First Assistant Camera

Boucif Mohammedi

Assistant Unit Manager

Colin Houben

First Assistant Camera

Hervé Kern

Assistant Camera

Michel Crivellaro

Sound Editor

Fabien Girodot

Visual Effects Supervisor

Martin Hardouin Duparc

Digital Compositor

Claude Canaple

Production Manager

Hadrien Soulez-Larivière

Assistant Director

Catherine Briault

First Assistant Camera

Dominique Delguste

First Assistant Camera

Sophie Leonetti

Assistant Camera

Lee Ford Parker

Camera Operator

Gina Pignier

Sound Editor

Caterina Schiffers

Digital Compositor

Thomas Pflimlin

Unit Manager

Ursula Sigon

Assistant Director

Frédéric Vignal

Assistant Director

Pierre Berthier

Camera Operator

Maurice Bricler

Grip

Jean-Yves Freess

Key Grip

Cyril Lebre

Assistant Camera

Sylvain Bardoux

Key Grip

Jean-Baptiste Benoit

Sound Engineer

Hubert Fourneaux

Visual Effects Coordinator

Andrea Occhipinti

Andrea Occhipinti

Associate Producer

Tony Chapuis

Second Assistant Camera

David Aïm

First Assistant Camera

Claire Caroff

Assistant Camera

Pierre Chevrin

Assistant Camera

Pascale Ferradini

First Assistant Camera

Renaud Pion

Musician

Gérard Lamps

Gérard Lamps

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Vincent Steiger

Production Manager

Jean De Trégomain

Executive Producer

Eric Catelan

Steadicam Operator

Alain Ducousset

Camera Operator

Erich Eder

Digital Compositor

Jean-Michel Deroche

Production Manager

Christophe Barratier

Christophe Barratier

Line Producer

Reinhard Brundig

Reinhard Brundig

Associate Producer

Emmanuelle Debats

Assistant Director

Jean-Marie Delorme

Assistant Camera

Christophe Perotin

Assistant Camera

Robert Pinnow

Visual Effects Coordinator

Philippe Gautier

Philippe Gautier

Production Manager

Alexander Bugel

Key Grip

Nicolas Deblonde

Second Assistant Camera

Pierre Bec

Camera Operator

Richard Brodet

Gaffer

Maxime Héraud

Camera Operator

Sergeï Lourié

Grip

Benoît Nicoulin

Camera Operator

Jérémie Apperry

Assistant Director

Marie Miquel

Assistant Director

Isabelle Czajka

Assistant Camera

Johann Mousseau

Unit Production Manager

Guillaume Brault

Second Assistant Camera

Sylvain Maillard

Assistant Camera

Zhang Yuan

Zhang Yuan

Camera Operator

François Perrault-Alix

Key Grip

Christophe Pottier

Camera Operator

Thierry Tronchet

First Assistant Camera

François Quillard

First Assistant Camera

Piotr Stadnicki

First Assistant Camera

Philippe Porte

Gaffer

Edgar Raclot

Grip

Mathieu Simonet

Still Photographer

Anna-Katia Vincent

Second Assistant Camera

Patrick Vobécourt

Gaffer

Michel Debats

Co-Director

Jacques Cluzaud

Co-Director

Laurent Charbonnier

Laurent Charbonnier

Director of Photography

Thierry Machado

Director of Photography