Watership Down (1978)
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.
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.
Director: Martin Rosen
Genre: Adventure, Animation, Drama
Runtime: 92 min
Release Date: October 14, 1978
Cast
- 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)
Screenplay
- Richard Adams (Novel)
- Martin Rosen (Screenplay)
- John Hubley
Music: Angela Morley, Malcolm Williamson
Editing: Terry Rawlings
Production: Nepenthe Productions, Watership Productions
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Budget: $1M
Box Office: $4M
Original Language: en
Themes
Grand Epic Adventures and Voyages of Discovery
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
Trailer
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Watership Down about?
- 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.
- Who directed Watership Down?
- Watership Down was directed by Martin Rosen.
- Who stars in Watership Down?
- Watership Down stars John Hurt, Richard Briers, Michael Graham Cox, John Bennett, Ralph Richardson, Simon Cadell.
- How long is Watership Down?
- Watership Down has a runtime of 1h 32m (92 minutes).
- What genre is Watership Down?
- Watership Down is a Adventure, Animation, Drama film.
- What is the budget of Watership Down?
- Watership Down had a budget of $1M.
- How much did Watership Down gross?
- Watership Down grossed $4M worldwide.
- Where was Watership Down produced?
- Watership Down was produced in United Kingdom.
- What are the themes of Watership Down?
- The themes of Watership Down include: Grand Epic Adventures and Voyages of Discovery.