The Smurfs and the Magic Flute
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The Smurfs and the Magic Flute (Template:Lang-fr) is an animated film starring the Smurfs, directed by their creator, Peyo. Though the film premiered in 1976 in Belgium, the English language version was not released until 1983, in the wake of the characters newfound popularity in the United States.
Although the Smurfs play a major part in the film, they don't appear until 20 minutes into the movie. The movie, set in the Middle Ages, mainly surrounds Johan and Peewit, a young squire and his jester sidekick. Johan and Peewit had also been created by Peyo in 1952 and it was in their adventures that the Smurfs were first introduced in 1958.
The film was not produced by Hanna-Barbera, the creators of the Smurfs television series, but by Brussels' Belvision Studios. The voice talent from that show was not present in the English version either; instead, the work was handled by a non-union crew whose members had previously appeared in anime dubs for U.S. television.
