Watership Down is a 1978 animated film written, produced and directed by Martin Rosen and based on the book by Richard Adams. It was financed by a consortium of British financial institutions. Originally released on November 1, 1978 in the U.S. by Avco Embassy Pictures, the film was an immediate success and it became the sixth most popular film of 1979 at the British box office.
The film was rated PG by the MPAA, and featured the voices of John H...
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Watership Down is a 1978 animated film written, produced and directed by Martin Rosen and based on the book by Richard Adams. It was financed by a consortium of British financial institutions. Originally released on November 1, 1978 in the U.S. by Avco Embassy Pictures, the film was an immediate success and it became the sixth most popular film of 1979 at the British box office.
The film was rated PG by the MPAA, and featured the voices of John Hurt, Richard Briers, Harry Andrews, Simon Cadell, Nigel Hawthorne and Roy Kinnear, among others, and was the last film appearance of Zero Mostel, as the voice of Kehaar the gull.
Art Garfunkel's British No. 1 hit, "Bright Eyes", which was written by British singer and songwriter Mike Batt, was also included. The musical score was by Angela Morley and Malcolm Williamson.
After the genesis story rendered in a narrated simple cartoon fashion, the animation style changes to a detailed, naturalist one, with concessions to render the animals...
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