Complete credited cast: | |||
Alan Bennett | ... | Mole (voice) | |
Michael Palin | ... | Rat (voice) | |
Michael Gambon | ... | Badger (voice) | |
Rik Mayall | ... | Toad (voice) | |
James Villiers | ... | Magistrate (voice) | |
Emma Chambers | ... | Gaoler's Daughter (voice) | |
Judy Cornwell | ... | Barge Woman (voice) | |
Enn Reitel | ... | Otter / Rabbit / Policeman / Gaoler (voice) | |
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David Sinclair | ... | Clerk / Rabbit / Sergeant (voice) |
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Mark Lockyer | ... | Car Owner / Rabbit / Policeman / Driver / Town Crier / Chief Weasel (voice) |
Vanessa Redgrave | ... | Grandmother (live action) | |
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Jemima Ffyne | ... | Alexandra (live action) |
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Jordan Hollywood | ... | Emma (live action) |
Tom Stourton | ... | Edward (live action) | |
Barry Foster | ... | Boatman (live action) |
A mole, taken from the fever of spring, comes out of her den, starting a journey with a rat friend on the river and in the woods, where there is the den of the badger and where they spend the lethargy. When the wind blows again in the willows in spring, the three friends leave to change the frog for the better, that is very fickle. Written by luigicavaliere
The colours and animation on this are beautiful, some of the best I've seen. The dramaturgy is lacklustre, only the action sequences have any zing. But you'll enjoy seeing animation the way it should be done ( also check out Watership Down and Animal Farm (1954), not to mention Fantasia.