Watership Down (1978)
Watership Down (1978)
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
John Hurt
Hazel (voice)
Richard Briers
Fiver (voice)
Michael Graham Cox
Bigwig (voice)
John Bennett
Captain Holly (voice)
Ralph Richardson
Chief Rabbit (voice)
Simon Cadell
Blackberry (voice)
Terence Rigby
Silver (voice)
Roy Kinnear
Pipkin (voice)
Richard O'Callaghan
Dandelion (voice)
Denholm Elliott
Cowslip (voice)
Lynn Farleigh
Cat (voice)
Mary Maddox
Clover (voice)
Zero Mostel
Kehaar (voice)
Harry Andrews
General Woundwort (voice)
Hannah Gordon
Hyzenthlay (voice)
Nigel Hawthorne
Captain Campion (voice)
Clifton Jones
Blackavar (voice)
Derek Griffiths
Vervain (voice)
Michael Hordern
Frith (voice)
Joss Ackland
Black Rabbit (voice)
Michelle Price
Lucy (voice)
Martin Rosen
Director / Producer / Screenplay
Richard Adams
Novel
Angela Morley
Original Music Composer
Terry Rawlings
Editor
Alan Simpson
Key Animation
Colin White
Animation
Denis Ryan
Background Designer
Gary Sycamore
Background Designer
Errol Bryant
Background Designer
Art Garfunkel
Theme Song Performance
Dennis Gardiner
Production Manager
Philip Alton
Production Coordinator
Judy Hayward
Production Secretary
Marilyn Barham
Production Secretary
Ron Garrett
Production Accountant
Jo Gregory
Production Accountant
Linda Gregory
Production Accountant
Gordon Harrison
Storyboard Artist
Ted Pettengell
Storyboard Artist
Arthur Humberstone
Senior Animator
George Jackson
Senior Animator
Tony Guy
Senior Animator
Phil Duncan
Senior Animator
Edric Radage
Animation
Bill Littlejohn
Animation
Ruth Kissane
Animation
John Perkins
Animation
Ralph Ayres
Animation
Brian Foster
Animation
Chris Evans
Animation
Marie Szmichowska
Animation
Alan Simpson
Animation
Doug Jensen
Animation
Bill Geach
Animation
Kathleen "Spud" Houston
Animation
Barrie Nelson
Animation
Ian Henderson
Background Designer
Sue Branch
Background Designer
Paul Shardlow
Background Designer
Rodolfo Azaro
Background Designer
Brian Melling
Background Designer
Vanessa Clegg
Background Designer
Richard Bell
Background Designer
Ray Kelly
Animation
Alistair Byrt
Animation
Malcolm Bourne
Animation
April Spencer
Animation
Sarah Vincent
Animation
Bobby Clennell
Animation
Chris Caunter
Animation
Steve Woods
Animation
Carol Slade
Animation
Rosemary Welch
Animation
Luciana Arrighi
Sequence Artist
Donna K. Baker
Paint Coordinator
Peter Turner
Paint Coordinator
Alma Sachs
Color Designer
Sandy Houston
Painter
Karen Webb
Painter
Elaine Mills
Painter
Maggie Brown
Painter
Olive Scott
Painter
Barbara Todeschini
Painter
Alan Andrews
Painter
John Hubley
Writer
Jake Eberts
Executive Producer
Ray Merrin
Sound Effects
Bill Rowe
Sound Mixer
Philip Campbell
Editorial Staff
Moses Agyemang
Camera Operator
Ron Boston
Camera Operator
Alan Buchan
Camera Operator
Les Green
Camera Operator
Tony Haines
Camera Operator
Denis Hall
Camera Operator
Julian Holdaway
Camera Operator
Bob Mintern
Camera Operator
Christopher Morgan
Camera Operator
Barry Orsborn
Camera Operator
David Smith
Camera Operator
Chris Williams
Camera Operator
Jose Amoros-Sanz
Painter
Lynne Anderson
Painter
Margot Allen
Painter
Joan Bradshaw
Painter
Briony Catling
Painter
Peter See
Storyboard Artist
Malcolm Williamson
Music
George Dunning
Animation
Media.
Details.
Release DateOctober 14, 1978
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 28m
Content RatingPG
Budget$1,000,000
Box Office$3,713,768
Genres
Wiki.
Watership Down is a 1978 British animated adventure-drama film, written, produced and directed by Martin Rosen and based on the 1972 novel by Richard Adams. It was financed by a consortium of British financial institutions and was distributed by Cinema International Corporation in the United Kingdom. Released on 19 October 1978, the film was an immediate success and it became the sixth-most popular film of 1979 at the UK box office.It features the voices of John Hurt, Richard Briers, Harry Andrews, Simon Cadell, Nigel Hawthorne and Roy Kinnear, among others, and was the last film work of Zero Mostel, as the voice of Kehaar the gull. The musical score was by Angela Morley and Malcolm Williamson. Art Garfunkel's hit song "Bright Eyes" was written by songwriter Mike Batt. It has garnered a cult following.