sentences:  By 1977 he had arranged financing, and thus the film was completed over the two-year period of 1977–79.In 1980 the finished film was finally released under a new title, "Le Roi et l'Oiseau" – to make clear the distinction from the earlier version – and shortly after the death of Prévert, to whom the film is dedicated.The completed film uses 42 of the 62 minutes of the 1952 footage, and, at 87 minutes, includes significant new animation, completely different music, and a very different, more symbolic ending.