Watership Down poster

Watership Down( 1978)

TV-MAAdventureAnimationDrama
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All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a Thousand Enemies, and when they catch you, they will kill you... but first they must catch you.

Overview

When the warren belonging to a community of rabbits is threatened, a brave group led by Fiver, Bigwig, Blackberry and Hazel leave their homeland in a search of a safe new haven.

    Top Billed Cast

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      John Hurt

      Hazel (voice)

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      Richard Briers

      Fiver (voice)

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      Michael Graham Cox

      Bigwig (voice)

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      John Bennett

      Captain Holly (voice)

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      Ralph Richardson

      Chief Rabbit (voice)

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      Simon Cadell

      Blackberry (voice)

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      Terence Rigby

      Silver (voice)

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      Roy Kinnear

      Pipkin (voice)

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      Richard O'Callaghan

      Dandelion (voice)

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      Denholm Elliott

      Cowslip (voice)

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      Lynn Farleigh

      Cat (voice)

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      Mary Maddox

      Clover (voice)

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      Zero Mostel

      Kehaar (voice)

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      Harry Andrews

      General Woundwort (voice)

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      Hannah Gordon

      Hyzenthlay (voice)

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      Nigel Hawthorne

      Captain Campion (voice)

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      Clifton Jones

      Blackavar (voice)

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      Derek Griffiths

      Vervain (voice)

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      Michael Hordern

      Frith (voice)

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      Joss Ackland

      Black Rabbit (voice)

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      Michelle Price

      Lucy (voice)

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    Review 2Discussion

    A review by r96sk

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    Written by r96sk on Fri Sep 20 2024
    It sure lives up to its reputation! The sole thing I knew about <em>'Watership Down'</em> pre-watch was that it's relatively graphic and had an impact on children at the time of its release. Well, I can certainly see why! Heck, even by today's standards it's still pretty out there in terms of how it portrays the violence. The animation, for its time, is absolutely splendid - super effective! The music is also noteworthy. I will say that I don't think the characters are anything above solid, like post-watch I can't really remember any of them individually; visually at least, because the vo...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    1000000.00

    Revenue

    3713768.00

    Keywords

    • based on novel or book
    • gore
    • trap
    • anthropomorphism
    • seagull
    • based on children's book
    • rabbit
    • runt
    • river crossing
    • adult animation
    • journey
    • myth
    • berkshire
    • rabbits