Valiant

2005 · 1h16 · Film

Directed by Gary Chapman

Starring Ewan McGregor, Ricky Gervais, Tim Curry, Jim Broadbent, Hugh Laurie, John Cleese, John Hurt, Pip Torrens, Rik Mayall, Olivia Williams

Ideal when you feel… Exhausted Romantic Happy

Set in 1944, Valiant is a woodland pigeon who wants to become a great hero someday. When he hears they are hiring recruits for the Royal Homing Pigeon Service, he immediately sets out for London. On the way, he meets a smelly but friendly pigeon named Bugsy, who joins him, mainly to get away from clients he cheated in a game of find-the pebble, and helps him sign up for the war.

Original language

English

Screenplay

Jordan Katz, George Webster, George Melrod, Kevin Bernhardt

Music

George Fenton

Cinematography

John Fenner

Cast

Jim Broadbent, Hugh Laurie, John Cleese, John Hurt, Pip Torrens, Rik Mayall, Olivia Williams, Jonathan Ross, Brian Lonsdale

Updated July 22, 2026

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