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Ring of Bright Water

  • 19691969
  • GG
  • 1h 47m
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7.1/10
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Ring of Bright Water (1969)
Stuck in a dead-end job Graham Merrill adopts an otter, Mij, as a pet and then moves to an isolated village in western Scotland. Adventures ensue.
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Stuck in a dead-end job Graham Merrill adopts an otter, Mij, as a pet and then moves to an isolated village in western Scotland. Adventures ensue.Stuck in a dead-end job Graham Merrill adopts an otter, Mij, as a pet and then moves to an isolated village in western Scotland. Adventures ensue.Stuck in a dead-end job Graham Merrill adopts an otter, Mij, as a pet and then moves to an isolated village in western Scotland. Adventures ensue.
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
1.6K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Jack Couffer
  • Writers
    • Jack Couffer(screenplay)
    • Bill Travers(screenplay)
    • Gavin Maxwell(book)
  • Stars
    • Bill Travers
    • Virginia McKenna
    • Peter Jeffrey
Top credits
  • Director
    • Jack Couffer
  • Writers
    • Jack Couffer(screenplay)
    • Bill Travers(screenplay)
    • Gavin Maxwell(book)
  • Stars
    • Bill Travers
    • Virginia McKenna
    • Peter Jeffrey
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    • 52User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    Bill Travers
    Bill Travers
    • Graham Merrillas Graham Merrill
    Virginia McKenna
    Virginia McKenna
    • Mary MacKenzieas Mary MacKenzie
    Peter Jeffrey
    Peter Jeffrey
    • Colin Wilcoxas Colin Wilcox
    Jameson Clark
    • Storekeeperas Storekeeper
    Helena Gloag
    • Floraas Flora
    Willie Joss
    • Lighthouse Keeperas Lighthouse Keeper
    • (as W. D. Joss)
    Roddy McMillan
    • Busdriveras Busdriver
    Jean Taylor Smith
    • Sarahas Sarah
    • (as Jean Taylor-Smith)
    Christopher Benjamin
    Christopher Benjamin
    • London Fishmongeras London Fishmonger
    Kevin Collins
    • Fishermanas Fisherman
    Archie Duncan
    Archie Duncan
    • Road menderas Road mender
    June Ellis
    • Barmaidas Barmaid
    Philippa Gail
    • Pet stall girlas Pet stall girl
    Tommy Godfrey
    • Ticket selleras Ticket seller
    Walter Hall
    Bill Horsley
    • Timid manas Timid man
    Phil McCall
    • Frankas Frank
    Philip Morant
    • Director
      • Jack Couffer
    • Writers
      • Jack Couffer(screenplay)
      • Bill Travers(screenplay)
      • Gavin Maxwell(book)
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    • Trivia
      Based on the true story of Gavin Maxwell, who bought an otter in London and brought it back to his home in Scotland, only to discover that this was a subspecies of otter not yet recorded. Maxwell gave his name to the new sub species' title: Lutrogale perspicillata maxwelli.
    • Goofs
      Graham Merrill enters Victoria station and buys a train ticket to Scotland at Marylebone. To get to Scotland he would need to travel from either Euston or King's Cross.
    • Quotes

      Graham Merrill: [Repeated line] Mij!

    • Connections
      Referenced in Denis Leary: No Cure for Cancer (1993)
    • Soundtracks
      Ring of Bright Water
      (Title Song)
      Sung by Val Doonican
      Lyric by Betty Botley
      Music by Frank Cordell (uncredited)

    User reviews52

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    Wonderfully endearing
    usually when you have fond memories of some childhood film you saw when you were young, they usually turn out to be quite awful or trite or just plain dumb upon second viewing as an adult. But I rented this for my 5 year old who loves animals and we both enjoyed it. I had wonderful memories of seeing this when I was nine and it really is a terrific rental to seek out. In fact, my 5 year old was so intriguedby Mij and the other otters, she promptly went to the library and got a book by the original author of Ring Of Bright Water - Gavin Maxwell called an Otter's Tail.
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    • Dec 6, 2000

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    • Release date
      • May 14, 1970 (Australia)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Gaelic
    • Also known as
      • Mein Freund, der Otter
    • Filming locations
      • Ellenabeich, Seil, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
    • Production companies
      • Palomar Pictures International
      • Brightwater Film Production
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 47 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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