Watership Down
1978
In this animated adaptation of Richard Adams's classic novel, a family of rabbits face danger as they search for a new home and personal freedom. WATERSHIP DOWN, featuring the vocal talents of Sir Ralph Richardson, John Hurt, and others, is a highly regarded family film, but it's not necessarily just for children. Read more
| Starring | John Hurt, Richard Briers, Ralph Richardson, Zero Mostel |
|---|---|
| Director | Martin Rosen |
| Genres | Animated, Children |
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Watership Down
In this animated adaptation of Richard Adams's classic novel, a family of rabbits face danger as they search for a new home and personal freedom. WATERSHIP DOWN, featuring the vocal talents of Sir Ralph Richardson, John Hurt, and others, is a highly regarded family film, but it's not necessarily just for children.
| Starring | John Hurt, Richard Briers, Ralph Richardson, Zero Mostel, Denholm Elliott, Roy Kinnear |
|---|---|
| Director | Martin Rosen |
| Studio | UNIVERSAL PICTURES UK |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 28 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Animated, Children |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 25 Jun 2001 Production year: 1978 |
| Format | DVD |
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Martin Rosen inherited this adaptation of Richard Adams's cult novel after John Hubley, who helped animate many Disney classics of the 1940s, had departed owing to “creative differences”. The visual and vocal characterisations are of variable quality, but it's hard to see what Hubley could have done to improve on Rosen's respectable version of what is a very difficult book to translate to the screen, especially when you take into account that animation for adults (the Japanese manga cartoons excepted) is still somewhat uncharted territory. One for fans and first-timers only, this isn't your average cuddly bunny movie, and contains scenes that may be disturbing for children.
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"...It's got an overall positive theme with inspirational and ecological overtones to go with the suspense and excitement..."
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24 out of 41 people found this review helpful
Think again
Rented this for my daughters to watch (ages 10 & 11), after remembering it to be a cutesy film from my past. THINK AGAIN! my girls were thoroughly appalled at the content, and thought it was sick, and should have been a 15 rated film.
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
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Watership Down
In this animated adaptation of Richard Adams's classic novel, a family of rabbits face danger as they search for a new home and personal freedom. WATERSHIP DOWN, featuring the vocal talents of Sir Ralph Richardson, John Hurt, and others, is a highly regarded family film, but it's not necessarily ...
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