Winged Migration

Winged Migration
theatrical poster
Directed byJacques Perrin
Jacques Cluzaud
Michel Debats
Written byJean Dorst
Jacques Perrin
Produced byChristophe Barratier
Jacques Perrin
Narrated byJacques Perrin
Philippe Labro
Music byBruno Coulais
Distributed byBAC Films (France)
Lucky Red (Italy)
Kinowelt Filmverleih (Germany)
Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (Switzerland)
Release date
  • 12 December 2001 (2001-12-12) (France)
Running time
97 minutes
CountriesFrance
Italy
Germany
Switzerland
LanguagesEnglish
French
Budget$23.6 million
Box office$52.8 million

Winged Migration (French: Le Peuple Migrateur, also known as The Travelling Birds in some UK releases, or The Travelling Birds: An Adventure in Flight in Australia) is a 2001 documentary film directed by Jacques Cluzaud, Michel Debats and Jacques Perrin, who was also one of the writers and narrators, showcasing the immense journeys routinely made by birds during their migrations.

The film is dedicated to the French ornithologist Jean Dorst.