Watership Down (1978)

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Written by Richard Adams, Martin Rosen

Directed by Martin Rosen

Running Time: 120 minutes (approx)

Production Year: 1978

Rating: U Certificate

Filmed in Colour

Watership Down is an animated adaptation of Richard Adams' novel featuring the voice talents of John Hurt, Richard Briers and Nigel Hawthorne.

The classic tale tells the story of Fiver the rabbit's foreseen destruction of his warren, and his quest to lead his brother bunnies to safety.

Often dark and sometimes graphically violent, the film doesn't lend itself to a normal Disney kid-friendly animation; but with this it hasn't dampened-down Adam's original story and therefore ultimately works as a well realised animation ... even with the Art Garfunkel backing track.

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Cast

John HurtHazel
Richard BriersFiver
Michael Graham CoxBigwig
John BennettHolly
Ralph RichardsonChief Rabbit
Simon CadellBlackberry
Terence RigbySilver
Roy KinnearPipkin
Richard O'CallaghanDandelion
Denholm ElliottCowslip
Lynn FarleighCat
Mary MaddoxClover
Zero MostelKehaar
Harry AndrewsGen. Woundwort
Hannah GordonHyzenthlay

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