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Watership Down (1978)

PG 101 min  -  Animation | Adventure | Drama  -   1 November 1978 (USA)
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A group of rabbits flee their doomed warren and face many dangers to find and protect their new home.

Director:

Martin Rosen

Writers:

Richard Adams (novel), Martin Rosen
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
John Hurt ...
Hazel (voice)
Richard Briers ...
Fiver (voice)
Michael Graham Cox Michael Graham Cox ...
Bigwig (voice) (as Michael Graham-Cox)
John Bennett John Bennett ...
Capt. Holly (voice)
Ralph Richardson Ralph Richardson ...
Chief Rabbit (voice)
Simon Cadell Simon Cadell ...
Blackberry (voice)
Terence Rigby Terence Rigby ...
Silver (voice)
Roy Kinnear Roy Kinnear ...
Pipkin (voice)
Richard O'Callaghan Richard O'Callaghan ...
Dandelion (voice)
Denholm Elliott Denholm Elliott ...
Cowslip (voice)
Lynn Farleigh Lynn Farleigh ...
Cat (voice) (as Lyn Farleigh)
Mary Maddox Mary Maddox ...
Clover (voice)
Zero Mostel ...
Kehaar (voice)
Harry Andrews ...
Gen. Woundwort (voice)
Hannah Gordon Hannah Gordon ...
Hyzenthlay (voice)
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Storyline

Based upon Richard Adam's novel of the same title, this animated feature delves into the surprisingly violent world of a warren of rabbits as they seek to establish a new colony free of tyranny and human intervention. Frightening and bloody in some scenes. Not recommended for young children. Written by Keith Loh <loh@sfu.ca>  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Rabbit | Home | Vision | Runt | Journey  | See more »

Taglines:

All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a Thousand Enemies, and when they catch you, they will kill you... but first they must catch you.

Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Drama | Family

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Richard Adams's Watership Down See more »

Box Office

Gross:

SEK 4,411,305 (Sweden)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

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Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Martin Rosen's directorial debut. See more »

Goofs

Plot holes: At the beginning of the film, Fiver finds a smoking cigarette. This means that men have been in the area within the last ten minutes (at most.) Yet all the rabbits are happily outside their holes, and Hazel is happily munching grass only a few feet away. The smoke smell alone should have put everyone on high alert, in addition to any lingering "man smell". See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Narrator: Long ago, the great Frith made the world. He made all the stars and the world lived among the stars. Frith made all the animals and birds and, at first, made them all the same. Now, among the animals was El-Ahrairah, the Prince of Rabbits. He had many friends and they all ate grass together...
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Connections

Featured in Donnie Darko (2001) See more »

Soundtracks

"Bright Eyes"
Composed by Mike Batt
Sung by Art Garfunkel See more »