This cleverly told animated World War II adventure aims high and scores a pretty lofty goal. While attempting to turn the real history the homing pigeons used to carry vital information during wartime into a parody of classic war movies that only adults would know it still manages to be vibrant and funny enough for much younger audiences to enjoy. England, 1944: World War II is in full swing and the forces of the Royal Homing Pigeon Service (RHPS) are rapidly dwindling due to causalities caused by enemy German falcons. When the call goes out via a propaganda film for more fine-feathered recruits, a half-pint-size pigeon named Valiant (voiced by Ewan McGregor) decides...
Released:
2005
Rated:
G
Length:
77 mins