The first official co-production between the United States and the Soviet Union, The Blue Bird was the third screen adaptation of the children's story by Maurice Maeterlinck about a pair of children, Tyltyl and Mytyl, who leave home to search for the Blue Bird of Happiness. After spending some time wandering through a fantasy world and encountering The Night, The Cat, Luxury, Father Time, and The Oak, they meet The Queen of Light and discover that true happiness can be found right at home, with your family.