Tarka the Otter (1979)
1h 27m
Running Time
November 1, 1979Release Date
Tarka the Otter (1979)
1h 27m
Running Time
November 1, 1979Release Date
Plot.
Set in the English countryside of the 1920s - when otter hunting was still legal - this film follows the life of Tarka the Otter from his birth into adulthood. We witness his close shaves, and his struggle with a man who tries to keep our furry hero as a pet.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Peter Ustinov
Narrator (voice)
Peter Bennett
Master of the Otter Hounds
Edward Underdown
Hibbert
Brenda Cavendish
Lucy
John Leeson
Secretary of Hunt
Reg Lye
Dairy Farmer
George Waring
Farm Labourer
Stanley Lebor
Farm Labourer
Max Faulkner
Ferretter
Richard Conway
Special Effects
John McCallum
Director of Photography
David Cobham
Director
Steve Downer
Still Photographer
David Cobham
Director
Gerald Durrell
Writer
Dale Martin
Sound Mixer
Henry Williamson
Writer
David Fanshawe
Composer
Terry Channell
Cinematographer
Janet Cobham
Associate Producer
John 'Sandy' McCallum
Cinematographer
Charles Davies
Editor
Frank Powis
Associate Producer
Edward Dorian
Production Manager
Roy P. Stevens
Assistant Director
Gil Whelan
Assistant Director
Trevor Carless
Sound Mixer
Martin Pearce
Boom Operator
Jim Hatchard
Special Effects
Marjie Pratt
Special Effects
Ian Cassie
Loader
Slim MacDonnell
Underwater Camera
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
Tarka the Otter is a 1979 British adventure film directed by David Cobham. It is based on the 1927 novel of the same name by Henry Williamson. Tarka the Otter was voted 98th in Channel 4’s poll of the 100 Greatest Family Films.