Released in 1978, Watership Down is based on the book of the same name by Richard Adams. The film was written, produced and directed by Martin Rosen who later directed another adaptation of Adams' book - The Plague Dogs. After release, Watership Down became the sixth most popular film of 1979 at the British box office. It was one of the first animated feature films to be presented in Dolby.
The musical score was by Angela Morley and Malcolm Williamson. Art Garfunkel's hit single "Bright Eyes", which was written by songwriter Mike Batt briefly features.
Country: UK
Language: English
Runtime: 1 hr 41 min (101 min)
Release Date: 19 October 1978 (UK)
USA release: October 1978
Original cast:
| John Hurt | Hazel |
| Richard Briers | Fiver |
| Michael Graham Cox | Bigwig |
| Simon Cadell | Blackberry |
| Roy Kinnear | Pipkin |
| Richard O'Callaghan | Dandelion |
| John Bennett | Capt. Holly |
| Denholm Elliott | Cowslip |
| Terence Rigby | Silver |
| Harry Andrews | Kehaar |
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I found out about the movie through a youtube video of most disturbing animated movies. And then after seeing the trailer, I decided to give it a shot
On one evening, I watched it for the first time and discovered something unexpected . At first, I thought this was going to bad graphic movie, but after the credits, I could literally not stop saying wow, for wow that was the beautifully realistic story I've ever seen and discovered. And all this had happened this very year, and from then on I've been a part of the fandom of Watership Down ever since. I have since rewatched and rewatched the movie and read the book which in my opinion was a truly magical piece of literature that will surely go down in history as one of greatest stories ever written, and I discovered the 1999 series which I thought was a uniquely different adaptation towards Watership Down, never the less it's still a good show. And Then I read the entire book of the Tales of Watership Down which was just as awesome as the first book, and I have even started to become more involved in the community/fandom by making myself known for I have even taken the steps of writing my first fanfic "The Battle Of Watership Down" which has unique writing style of mine that has made the story unique.
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