The Man Who Planted Trees (French: L'homme qui plantait des arbres) is a 1987 Canadian short animated film directed by Frédéric Back.

It is based on Jean Giono's 1953 short story The Man Who Planted Trees.

This 30-minute film was distributed in two versions, French and English, narrated respectively by actors Philippe Noiret and Christopher Plummer, and produced by Radio-Canada.

[2][3] In his acceptance speech, Back shared his Oscar with "all the women and men who plant trees and hope and work so hard to protect forests, wildlife, the health and the beauty of this world".

[5] In 1994, it was voted number 44 of the 50 Greatest Cartoons of all time by members of the animation field.