Wombling Free (1977)

The adventures of The Wombles, strange creatures who live on Wimbledon Common and pick up the litter left by the humans. There's always time for a nice song and dance as well. This was a ... See full summary »

Director:

Lionel Jeffries

Writers:

Elisabeth Beresford (characters), Lionel Jeffries

Stars:

David Tomlinson, Frances de la Tour, Bonnie Langford

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
David Tomlinson	...	Roland Frogmorton
Frances de la Tour	...	Julia Frogmorton
Bonnie Langford	...	Kim Frogmorton
Bernard Spear	...	Arnold Takahashi
Yasuko Nagazumi	...	Doris Takahashi
John Junkin	...	County Surveyor
Reg Lye	...	Assistant Surveyor
Kenny Baker	...	Bungo
Eileen Baker	...	Womble
Sadie Corre	...	Womble
Tony Friel	...	Womble
Brian Jones	...	Wombles
John Lummiss	...	Womble
Jack Purvis	...	Womble
Albert Wilkinson	...	Womble

Storyline

The adventures of The Wombles, strange creatures who live on Wimbledon Common and pick up the litter left by the humans. There's always time for a nice song and dance as well. This was a film version of the popular childrens TV show.

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Plot Keywords:

independent film

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy | Family | Musical

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Also Known As:

The Wombles Movie

Filming Locations:

Black Park Country Park, Wexham, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Rank Organisation, The

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Spun-off from The Wombles (1973)

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Soundtracks

"Exercise Is Good For You (Laziness Is Not)"
(uncredited)
Written and performed by Mike Batt

User Reviews

Location.....

This movie was actually shot on Location in Gerrards Cross and on Gerrards Cross common. I know this as the womble-car scenes were filmed in my garage... which was quite exciting as a 6 year old.

The production crew had a party in our back garden one night and left beer cans and rubbish everywhere. However they didn't bank on my psychotic ex-stepfather who gathered all the rubbish in one big sack, walked through a scene they were shooting and dumped all the garbage over the roof of the directors Bentley.

Kind of a forgotten movie, but has funny memories for me and great for kids!